"The decision on Thursday followed a joint investigation by the United Kingdom's Guardian newspaper and Israeli publications +972 Magazine and Local Call, which revealed in August that the Israeli army was using Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians amid Israel's brutal onslaught on Gaza, which has killed more than 65,000 people in less than two years."
"Several others have quit the company in protest over Microsoft's ties to the Israeli army, which they said were enabling the devastation in Gaza. The tech company consistently denied those claims, but, following the investigation, it announced it had commissioned an external review of its communications on Israel by Washington, DC law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, and another, unnamed technical consulting firm."
Microsoft has withdrawn some services from the Israeli army after an external review found elements of concern about the army's use of Azure cloud and AI services for surveillance. A joint investigation revealed the Israeli army used Microsoft's Azure platform to conduct mass surveillance of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank during a campaign that has killed tens of thousands. Microsoft previously fired or reported employees who protested the company's ties to the Israeli military, and other staff resigned in protest. The company commissioned external reviews by law firm Covington & Burling LLP and an unnamed technical consulting firm. Vice chairman Brad Smith informed employees that findings prompted the decision and that Israel's defense ministry (IMOD) was notified.
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