News Summary

• Microsoft has cut off the Israel Ministry of Defense’s access to some of its tech and services.
• An internal investigation found the organization appeared to be using its tech to store surveillance data on phone calls made by Palestinians.
• The tech giant announced on Thursday that it made the decision to “cease and disable” certain subscriptions from the Israeli military.
• This affects subscriptions to Azure cloud storage and certain AI services.
• “We do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians,” Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith wrote in a blog post.