Microsoft has disabled the Israeli Defense Ministry’s access to certain services and subscriptions, after finding evidence that the ministry used the tech company’s cloud services to surveil Gaza citizens.
The software company made the move after an internal investigation indicated Israel’s Defense Ministry violated Microsoft’s terms of service by using its Azure cloud services for surveillance, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company probe is ongoing.
“As employees, we all have a shared interest in privacy protection, given the business value it creates by ensuring our customers can rely on our services with rock solid trust,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a blog post Thursday on Microsoft’s company website.
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