Microsoft’s Partial Cutoff of Israeli Military AI Access Exposes Tech Giants’ Complicity in Surveillance
Microsoft disables some services to an Israeli military unit amid revelations its cloud and AI tech facilitate mass surveillance of Palestinians—yet vast contracts remain untouched. How long will tech giants tolerate enabling abuses that threaten human rights and America’s values?
When major American corporations supply advanced technology to foreign militaries engaged in mass surveillance, national security and moral clarity demand a hard look. Microsoft’s recent decision to disable some cloud and AI services to an Israeli military unit, following reports of extensive use against Palestinian civilians, is a welcome but incomplete step. The Associated Press revealed internal data showing Israel's military dramatically escalated usage of Microsoft Azure and AI tools after the October 7 Hamas attacks. This included using AI-powered language translation to sift through phone calls and texts from Palestinians—intelligence then reportedly used to target airstrikes. Is Microsoft Enabling...
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