Microsoft responds to the report that US ICE uses company’s tech for mass spying of civilians; says: Microsoft policies and terms of service do not …

Microsoft doesn’t believe that the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency uses any tools for “mass surveillance of civilians”. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the software giant has claimed that it also does not believe that ICE is using its technology for mass surveillance of civilians. The company’s statement came in response to a report that raised concerns about potential misuse. The company said its policies prohibit such activity and that it provides cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to the Department of Homeland Security and ICE through partners.

“As we’ve previously said, Microsoft provides cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to DHS (Department of Homeland Security, of which ICE is a part) and ICE, delivered through our key partners,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement to Reuters.