Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
AI Summary
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has formally requested that Irish authorities investigate Microsoft for alleged unlawful data processing by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). The complaint, filed with the Data Protection Commission in Ireland, centers on allegations that Microsoft's Azure cloud service stored a large volume of Palestinian phone calls, enabling mass surveillance by the Israeli military. The ICCL claims this processing facilitated war crimes and crimes against humanity. Leaked documents revealed that Unit 8200, the IDF's spy agency, moved intelligence material to Microsoft's cloud service, which was then used to store Palestinian communications. Microsoft initiated an external inquiry and cancelled the unit’s access to some services, but the ICCL alleges the company facilitated Israel's military surveillance system and obscured evidence of illegal processing.
Key Entities & Roles
Keywords
Sentiment Analysis
Source Transparency
This article was automatically classified using rule-based analysis. The political bias score ranges from -1 (far left) to +1 (far right).
Topic Connections
Explore how the topics in this article connect to other news stories