Microsoft has cut off some services to a unit in Israel’s Defense Ministry after investigating allegations that it was using Microsoft cloud products for the mass surveillance of Palestinians.
In a blog post published Thursday, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the move came after reviewing an Aug. 6 report from The Guardian that said an Israel Defense Forces intelligence unit had used the company’s Azure storage service to collect and store recordings of Palestinian civilians’ phone calls.
Microsoft has revoked Israel’s access to AI and Azure cloud services after Mossad’s Unit 8200 was found to be using the software to mass surveil the Palestinian population.
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