No Result
View All Result
SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLES
  • Login
Thursday, October 23, 2025
TheAdviserMagazine.com
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal
No Result
View All Result
TheAdviserMagazine.com
No Result
View All Result
Home Market Research Business

Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure “needs to be tested”

by TheAdviserMagazine
2 months ago
in Business
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
Microsoft president: IDF use of Azure “needs to be tested”
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on LInkedIn


Last year, about fifty employees of Google, the franchisee of the Israeli government’s huge Nimbus computing project, stormed company offices in Sunnyvale, California and New York, including the office of Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google’s cloud unit, and called on the company to stop working with Israel. A few days later, all of them were fired.

Yesterday, Microsoft president Brad Smith responded quite differently when employees protested against that company’s activity in Israel. A group of Microsoft employees and former employees burst into Smith’s office. After they were removed from there by police, Smith held a broadcast press conference in which he said, “I think the responsible step from us is clear in this kind of situation: to go investigate and get to the truth of how our services are being used,” and mentioned that earlier this month the company had begun an inquiry into a report in “The Guardian” that described the use of Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure system Azure to monitor Palestinians’ telephone calls. He said that some of what was reported “needs to be tested.”

The report on the “urgent external investigation” was published a few days ago. It relates to allegations that the IDF’s 8200 signals intelligence unit used Microsoft technology to store audio files and data from telephone calls by Palestinians in Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip.

The demonstrators who stormed Smith’s office yesterday were from an anti-Israel group that set up a protest encampment on Microsoft’s campus last week, and previously held protests at Microsoft events and even disrupted the speech of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella at the company’s annual conference earlier this year. Among the group’s organizers are current and former Microsoft employees Abdo Mohamed, Hossam Nasr, Anna Hattle, Joe Lopez, and Vaniya Agrawal.

Microsoft says that the examination of the use of the Azure cloud platform in Israel will be supervised by Washington DC-based law firm Covington & Burling. This is the second examination commissioned by Microsoft of the use of its technology by the IDF. The first was carried out by a previous “The Guardian” report containing similar allegations. At that time, Microsoft said that there was no evidence that the IDF had breached Azure’s terms of service or had been used to harm people in the Gaza Strip. Microsoft was informed in 2021 that its customer intended to transfer 70% of its data to the Microsoft cloud platform, but it is not clear whether the data in question could be of the kind that is the subject of the current reports, insofar as such data exist.

The report in “The Guardian” nevertheless raised the suspicion among senior people at Microsoft that some of its workers in Israel might have concealed information about the way the 8200 unit was using Azure when they were questioned in the investigation. They considered the possibility that the unit, described as an important and sensitive customer of the company, might have breached the terms of service and the company’s commitments on human rights.





RELATED ARTICLES




Israel uses Microsoft Azure to spy on Palestinians – report






Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler, a senior fellow of the Israel Democracy Institute, told “Globes”: “This affair is not a matter of Microsoft versus 8200, but testimony to a deeper process in which the giant cloud computing companies are becoming de facto regulators of countries. The State of Israel can pass laws and talk about physical or digital sovereignty, but as soon as its data and systems are stored on the cloud of a global corporation, the decision whether to leave them there or to cut them off lies with the technology giants.”

Shwartz Altshuler recalls that this is not the first incident of its kind. “Amazon barred NSO from its cloud infrastructure after it was revealed how the company had used its services when it sold licenses to non-democratic countries or to entities that abused the licenses to monitor human rights activists, journalists, and regulators.”

The IDF stated in response: “Relationships between the IDF and the Ministry of Defense and civilian companies are formed on the basis of agreements drawn up and audited in accordance with the law. The IDF acts in accordance with international law in order to thwart terrorism and to maintain the security of the state and its residents.”

Published by Globes, Israel business news – en.globes.co.il – on August 27, 2025.

© Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd., 2025.




Source link

Tags: AzureIDFMicrosoftpresidenttested
ShareTweetShare
Previous Post

IRS Installment Agreement vs. Currently Not Collectible: Which Option Is Right for You? 

Next Post

Nvidia will move the market tonight in a test of the alleged AI bubble

Related Posts

edit post
Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone

Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 23, 2025
0

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which has earned a worldwide reputation for satellites, the Heron series drones, and the conversion...

edit post
Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 23, 2025
0

Japan's new foreign minister said on Wednesday his country plans to show its determination to further build up its defence...

edit post
High-end housing segment remains hot this Diwali even as overall sales cool off, says Samir Jasuja

High-end housing segment remains hot this Diwali even as overall sales cool off, says Samir Jasuja

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 22, 2025
0

Despite signs of moderation in overall housing sales and new project launches across major Indian cities, the luxury housing segment...

edit post
Tesla targets 3M vehicle production within 24 months as full self-driving expansion accelerates (NASDAQ:TSLA)

Tesla targets 3M vehicle production within 24 months as full self-driving expansion accelerates (NASDAQ:TSLA)

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 22, 2025
0

Seeking Alpha's Disclaimer: The earnings call insights are compilations of earnings call transcripts and other content available on the Seeking...

edit post
YXT regains compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement (YXT:NASDAQ)

YXT regains compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement (YXT:NASDAQ)

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 22, 2025
0

YXT.com Group Holding Ltd. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:YXT) said on Wednesday it has regained compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price requirement after...

edit post
Tesla reports record sales, record storage—but profit slips as tax-credit rush pulls demand forward

Tesla reports record sales, record storage—but profit slips as tax-credit rush pulls demand forward

by TheAdviserMagazine
October 22, 2025
0

Tesla’s Q3 2025 update reports record vehicle deliveries and record energy storage deployments, alongside higher revenue, but earnings pressure persisted...

Next Post
edit post
Nvidia will move the market tonight in a test of the alleged AI bubble

Nvidia will move the market tonight in a test of the alleged AI bubble

edit post
Tax Complexity Costs the US Economy over 6 Billion Annually

Tax Complexity Costs the US Economy over $536 Billion Annually

  • Trending
  • Comments
  • Latest
edit post
77-year-old popular furniture retailer closes store locations

77-year-old popular furniture retailer closes store locations

October 18, 2025
edit post
Pennsylvania House of Representatives Rejects Update to Child Custody Laws

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Rejects Update to Child Custody Laws

October 7, 2025
edit post
What to Do When a Loved One Dies in North Carolina

What to Do When a Loved One Dies in North Carolina

October 8, 2025
edit post
Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets: What’s the Difference?

Probate vs. Non-Probate Assets: What’s the Difference?

October 17, 2025
edit post
California Attorney Pleads Guilty For Role In 2M Ponzi Scheme

California Attorney Pleads Guilty For Role In $912M Ponzi Scheme

October 15, 2025
edit post
Baby Boomers Are Flocking to This Florida Town — but Not for the Weather

Baby Boomers Are Flocking to This Florida Town — but Not for the Weather

October 9, 2025
edit post
How the U.S. Government Shutdown is Impacting Real Estate Across the Country

How the U.S. Government Shutdown is Impacting Real Estate Across the Country

0
edit post
2025 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index

2025 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index

0
edit post
Lodgerin launches Abroad – the software redefining global mobility

Lodgerin launches Abroad – the software redefining global mobility

0
edit post
Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone

Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone

0
edit post
Corn Faces Tuesday Losses

Corn Faces Tuesday Losses

0
edit post
We Have Not Properly Reckoned with the Economic Insanity of 2020

We Have Not Properly Reckoned with the Economic Insanity of 2020

0
edit post
Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone

Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone

October 23, 2025
edit post
Why .2B prediction markets’ major league sports backing is huge blow to legacy betting

Why $8.2B prediction markets’ major league sports backing is huge blow to legacy betting

October 23, 2025
edit post
Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy

October 23, 2025
edit post
2025 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index

2025 Spanish Regional Tax Competitiveness Index

October 23, 2025
edit post
High-end housing segment remains hot this Diwali even as overall sales cool off, says Samir Jasuja

High-end housing segment remains hot this Diwali even as overall sales cool off, says Samir Jasuja

October 22, 2025
edit post
Bitcoin’s Next Bull Phase Could Be Near As BTC-Stablecoin Ratio Plummets

Bitcoin’s Next Bull Phase Could Be Near As BTC-Stablecoin Ratio Plummets

October 22, 2025
The Adviser Magazine

The first and only national digital and print magazine that connects individuals, families, and businesses to Fee-Only financial advisers, accountants, attorneys and college guidance counselors.

CATEGORIES

  • 401k Plans
  • Business
  • College
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Economy
  • Estate Plans
  • Financial Planning
  • Investing
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Legal
  • Market Analysis
  • Markets
  • Medicare
  • Money
  • Personal Finance
  • Social Security
  • Startups
  • Stock Market
  • Trading

LATEST UPDATES

  • Israel Aerospace unveils new armed drone
  • Why $8.2B prediction markets’ major league sports backing is huge blow to legacy betting
  • Japan says it plans to tell Trump it will build up military, upgrade security strategy
  • Our Great Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use, Legal Notices & Disclosures
  • Contact us
  • About Us

© Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved
See articles for original source and related links to external sites.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Financial Planning
    • Financial Planning
    • Personal Finance
  • Market Research
    • Business
    • Investing
    • Money
    • Economy
    • Markets
    • Stocks
    • Trading
  • 401k Plans
  • College
  • IRS & Taxes
  • Estate Plans
  • Social Security
  • Medicare
  • Legal

© Copyright 2024 All Rights Reserved
See articles for original source and related links to external sites.