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11 minutes ago

Microsoft Ousts Head of Israeli Branch Over Use of Tech to Spy on Palestinians

Microsoft’s Israel subsidiary general manager will step down after an investigation into the subsidiary’s collaboration with the Israeli military over Azure surveillance use.
Tech industry
fromTruthout
11 minutes ago

Microsoft Ousts Head of Israeli Branch Over Use of Tech to Spy on Palestinians

Microsoft’s Israel subsidiary general manager will step down after an investigation into the subsidiary’s collaboration with the Israeli military over Azure surveillance use.
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Privacy professionals
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Head of Microsoft's Israel branch to step down after inquiry into dealings with Israeli military

Microsoft Israel’s general manager will leave after an inquiry found Unit 8200 violated terms of service by using Azure for mass surveillance.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its technology in mass surveillance of Palestinians

Microsoft terminated Unit 8200's access to Azure services after the unit stored and processed millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls in Microsoft cloud storage.
Information security
fromBusiness Insider
7 months ago

A new Israeli cybersecurity startup just emerged from stealth and is already valued at $400 million.

Vega raised $65 million at a $400 million valuation to compete in cybersecurity, backed by Accel and other VCs, led by Unit 8200 founders.
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