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Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians

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873 points helsinkiandrew | 3 comments | 25 Sep 25 15:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.04s | source
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tiahura ◴[25 Sep 25 15:19 UTC] No.45373783[source]▶
A little more surveillance might have prevented Oct 7.
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1. n1b0m ◴[25 Sep 25 15:25 UTC] No.45373877[source]▶
A lack of surveillance wasn’t the problem. It was not believing the intelligence.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/28/israeli-milita...

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2. mrits ◴[25 Sep 25 15:41 UTC] No.45374158[source]▶
Such a Monday quarterback's perspective. There is always plenty of intelligence to suggest there will be an attack
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3. yamazakiwi ◴[25 Sep 25 15:52 UTC] No.45374340[source]▶
The amount of intelligence to suggest there will be an attack on specific places at specific times is contextual and not comparably equal.

Every time I hear or read that expression, I stop taking the comment seriously because it attempts to shut down dialogue with a cute, esoteric phrase instead of fostering a discussion about a serious retrospective.