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

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873 points helsinkiandrew | 1 comments | 25 Sep 25 15:06 UTC | HN request time: 0.202s | source
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codeulike ◴[25 Sep 25 15:22 UTC] No.45373831[source]▶
“I want to note our appreciation for the reporting of the Guardian,” [Microsoft’s vice-chair and president, Brad Smith] wrote, noting that it had brought to light “information we could not access in light of our customer privacy commitments”. He added: “Our review is ongoing.”

Its interesting that they seem to be saying they dont know the full details of how their customers are using Azure, due to privacy commitments.

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braiamp ◴[25 Sep 25 15:50 UTC] No.45374319[source]▶
That comment is... weird, considering they disabled the accounts of certain International Court of Justice that were individually targeted.
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1. lazide ◴[25 Sep 25 16:31 UTC] No.45374964[source]▶
The reality is that no one can tell whose ass it is safe to kiss now a days, so it’s all scandal driven actions. Unless someone can create a big enough scandal, no one is going to do squat.