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

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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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williamdclt ◴[25 Sep 25 15:45 UTC] No.45374241[source]▶
I don't know if it's _true_, but it seems right? I don't want Microsoft to have this level of visibility into my usage of Azure, just like I don't want my phone provider to eavesdrop on my conversations. I'm no privacy ayatollah, but this seems like a reasonable amount of privacy from Microsoft
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madaxe_again ◴[25 Sep 25 16:12 UTC] No.45374682[source]▶
Privacy ayatollah? Is that like an infosec shah?
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1. keeda ◴[25 Sep 25 16:56 UTC] No.45375409{3}[source]▶
I have seen "czar" used as an informal title to denote ownership of a domain, e.g. the "security czar."

I suppose it originates from the term "border czar" and others in politics e.g. https://www.politico.com/story/2009/09/president-obamas-czar...