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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: 0.8s | source
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Cenk ◴[25 Sep 25 15:18 UTC] No.45373771[source]▶
> 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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dh2022 ◴[25 Sep 25 15:58 UTC] No.45374428[source]▶
I wonder why IDC choose the Netherlands location. Microsoft has one Azure region in Israel itself: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/reliability/regions-...
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1. AlfredBarnes ◴[25 Sep 25 16:10 UTC] No.45374640[source]▶
Why build something near or semi near conflict?
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2. serialNumber ◴[25 Sep 25 16:22 UTC] No.45374831[source]▶
Valid question, but just look at the huge amount of R&D / the tech companies in Israel. Even if it’s near conflict, I don’t think companies care
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3. darkwater ◴[25 Sep 25 20:10 UTC] No.45378305[source]▶
A company doesn't care. An army does.