Microsoft suspends services to Israeli military over surveillance concerns
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Microsoft disabled some services to Israel’s Defense Ministry after discovering that Israel was using its cloud storage to hold surveillance data on Palestinians, violating the company's terms of service and its stance against facilitating mass civilian surveillance.
- Microsoft Disables Some Services to Israel’s Defense Ministry The New York Times
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- Microsoft cuts off cloud services to Israeli military unit after report of storing Palestinians' phone calls CNBC
- Microsoft disables services to Israel defense unit after review Reuters
- Microsoft cuts off some services to the Israeli military Financial Times
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