Microsoft opens inquiry into use of its technology in Israeli monitoring of Palestinians

Microsoft has launched a formal and ‘urgent’ external investigation into claims of its Azure cloud services been used by Israel’s military intelligence for the mass surveillance of Palestinians. The probe follows a joint investigation by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call, which alleged that the Israeli military’s secretive Unit 8200 has been relying on Microsoft’s cloud platform to store vast archives of intercepted Palestinian phone calls.