Posted on 09/29/2025 9:19:20 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Microsoft has terminated a set of services for the Israeli military after an investigation suggested Israel was using the company’s cloud computing technology for mass surveillance of Palestinians.
In a statement posted the company’s blog, Microsoft President Brad Smith said the company had “ceased and disabled a set of services to a unit within the Israel Ministry of Defense.” The move comes after an investigation by The Guardian and Israel’s +972 Magazine in early-August reported that Israel’s military intelligence unit, known as 8200, relied on Microsoft Azure to store millions of phone calls made by Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Microsoft announced on August 15 that it had begun a review of the allegations. Smith said Microsoft does not provide technology “to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians,” a principle it has applied “in every country around the world.” The review, Smith said, focused on business records, financial statements, internal documents and other records without accessing the content of the stored material.
During the investigation, the company says it found evidence that supports elements of the investigation from the news outlets, including Israel’s “consumption of Azure storage capacity in the Netherlands and the use of AI services.” Microsoft informed Israel of the decision “to cease and disable specific [Israel Defense Ministry] subscriptions and their services, including their use of specific cloud storage and AI services and technologies.”
An Israeli security official said, “There is no damage to the operational capabilities of the IDF.”
Microsoft said the review was still ongoing.
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That’s only suppose to be used by the US government...
So? Who gives a hoot?
So Microsoft wants the targeting of actual terrorists to be less precise and thus more civilians to die?
Feeding the croc in hope that he'll eat you last.
If you wipe them all off the face of the earth, no need for anything Microsoft.
While “Palestinians” are holding hostages and prolonging the war.
How do you say “Linux” in Hebrew?
Starve the beast Microsoft
Umm, our intelligence agencies do that on Windows platforms.
This is a bullshiite excuse.
In other news: AP 9/29/2025... Microsoft has announced that anyone who does not upgrade to Windows 11 will be infected with a computer virus that can be transmitted from Windows 10 and Linux machines directly to the user through their optic nerve. Symptoms listed by Grok include:
Uncontrollable Jazz Hands: May cause spontaneous outbursts of synchronized hand movements, often accompanied by an urge to tap-dance in public.
Temporary Unicorn Vision: Objects may appear sparkly, and you might see glittery hoofprints trailing behind coworkers.
Sudden Expertise in Obscure Trivia: Be prepared to dominate pub quizzes with random knowledge about 17th-century French haberdashery.
Involuntary Karaoke Syndrome: You may belt out 80s power ballads at inappropriate times, like during board meetings or funerals.
Giggle Loops: Uncontrollable giggling at the worst moments, especially when someone says “duty” or “moist.”
Reverse Magnetism: Loose change, keys, and small metal objects may flee from your presence, making you the bane of vending machines.
Spontaneous Mustache Growth: Regardless of gender, you might wake up with a handlebar mustache that twirls itself.
Overzealous Complimenting: You may tell strangers their shoelaces are “absolutely iconic” or their elbow is “a national treasure.”
Temporary Time Travel Delusion: You might believe you’ve been transported to 1997, leading to attempts to trade Pokémon cards with baffled baristas.
Extreme Couch Adhesion: A rare but serious condition where you become one with your sofa, requiring snacks to be delivered via drone.
Warning: If you experience an urge to yodel in elevators, develop a sudden obsession with interpretive dance, or find yourself narrating your life in a British accent, contact your doctor immediately.
Hypocrites. The blue screen of death still giving ptsd to micros9ft users everywhere.
“Locking up is a feature”
It's still okay for Microsoft to use AI to spy on your clouded files.
“ It’s still okay for Microsoft to use AI to spy on your clouded files.”
I refused to use OneCloud, and now Outlook doesn’t work. Something about Azure ADHD, or something.
Mozilla’s Thunderbird works just fine.
Mea while, Microsoft made it their business to conduct surveillance on Americans’ every word in order to sic their British-based social censors on us.
Mea while, Microsoft made it their business to conduct surveillance on Americans’ every word in order to sic their British-based social censors on us.
Appears to be the case...
Figures...
(How do you say “Linux” in Hebrew?
“xuniL”
😁😜😝😛
Microsoft Azure is glad to spin up Linux VMs. It is not like they just support Microsoft server OS.
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