Microsoft cuts cloud services to Israeli military unit over Palestinian mass surveillance; President Brad Smith says, 'found evidence that….'
Microsoft has ceased providing cloud and AI services to an Israeli military intelligence unit after an investigation revealed its use for mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Unit 8200 had been storing millions of intercepted phone calls on Microsoft's Azure platform. The decision follows employee pressure and a UN commission's findings, raising questions about storing sensitive military intelligence on foreign-owned platforms.
Microsoft has ceased providing cloud and AI services to an Israeli military intelligence unit after an investigation revealed its use for mass surveillance of Palestinian civilians. Unit 8200 had been storing millions of intercepted phone calls on Microsoft's Azure platform. The decision follows employee pressure and a UN commission's findings, raising questions about storing sensitive military intelligence on foreign-owned platforms.
