Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians
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#2> Microsoft told Israeli officials late last week that Unit 8200, the military’s elite spy agency, had violated the company’s terms of service by storing the vast trove of surveillance data in its Azure cloud platform
You can spy but data is all mine.
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#4> 11,500 terabytes of Israeli military data – equivalent to approximately 200m hours of audio – was held in Microsoft’s Azure servers in the Netherlands
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#5A little more surveillance might have prevented Oct 7.
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#7“I want to note our appreciation for the reporting of the Guardian,” [Microsoft’s vice-chair and president, Brad Smith] wrote, noting that it had brought to light “information we could not access in light of our customer privacy commitments”. He added: “Our review is ongoing.”
Its interesting that they seem to be saying they dont know the full details of how their customers are using Azure, due to privacy commitments.
Re: Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians
#8> Microsoft told Israeli officials late last week that Unit 8200, the military’s elite spy agency, had violated the company’s terms of service by storing the vast trove of surveillance data in its Azure cloud platform You can spy but data is all mine.
What's the protocol when a client stores data that violates their terms of service? Delete it immediately? Retain it until the client can retrieve a backup? Deny access until they sign a new contract?
Re: Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians
#9A little more surveillance might have prevented Oct 7.
A lack of surveillance wasn’t the problem. It was not believing the intelligence.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/28/israeli-milita...
Re: Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians
#10A little more surveillance might have prevented Oct 7.
Not moving troops and police away from the border might have prevented Oct 7th. I think they were more focused on the West Bank at the time.