In late 2021, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met with Israeli military intelligence head Yossi Sariel to facilitate the transfer of secret intelligence to Azure. This resulted in Unit 8200 utilizing Microsoft's cloud platform to build a significant surveillance system. Operational since 2022, this system discreetly archives millions of mobile phone calls from Palestinians. Microsoft states that Nadella was unaware of the specifics regarding the data storage, while leaks suggest otherwise, revealing extensive usage of Azure for Palestinian communications.
Satya Nadella, Microsoft's chief executive, met with the commander of Israel's military surveillance agency to discuss transferring top secret intelligence materials to Microsoft's Azure cloud.
Unit 8200, following its meeting with Microsoft, created a mass surveillance tool that collects millions of Palestinian mobile phone calls in Gaza and the West Bank.
The cloud-based system became operational in 2022, allowing Unit 8200 to store vast amounts of communications daily, despite Microsoft claiming Nadella was unaware of this.
Leaked Microsoft documents and interviews reveal how Azure is utilized by Unit 8200 for storing an extensive archive of everyday Palestinian communications.
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