"The world's largest software maker has faced protests by employees and media scrutiny over concerns that its software is being used to harm civilians in the war in Gaza. Microsoft said it found some evidence in reporting from the Guardian newspaper that data related to mass surveillance was being stored on Microsoft cloud servers. The newspaper and other news organizations reported that Israel's military intercepted millions of Palestinian mobile phone calls, stored them on Microsoft servers and used the data to select bombing targets in Gaza."
"The Israel Ministry of Defense has been informed "of Microsoft's decision to cease and disable specified IMOD subscriptions and their services, including their use of specific cloud storage and AI services and technologies," Microsoft president Brad Smith said on Thursday in a blog post. The company's rules bar customers from using its products for mass surveillance of civilians, he added."
Microsoft found evidence that data related to mass surveillance was being stored on its cloud servers after reporting that Israel’s military intercepted and stored millions of Palestinian mobile phone calls and used the data to select bombing targets in Gaza. Microsoft informed the Israel Ministry of Defense that it would cease and disable specified IMOD subscriptions and related cloud and AI services. Company rules prohibit customers from using its products for mass surveillance of civilians. Employee and activist protests over Microsoft’s work with Israel have continued for nearly a year, and a full review of that work is ongoing. Microsoft said cybersecurity support for Israel and other Middle Eastern countries is not affected.
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