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West Midlands Police’s decision to advise banning Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from an Aston Villa match — a move that led to a national political backlash — has been revealed to rest in part on an erroneous intelligence item produced by Microsoft Copilot, a revelation that exposes how unverified...

A coordinated pair of stories surfaced this week that together sketch two urgent and contrasting dilemmas at the intersection of technology, power, and public life: investigative reporting that Israeli military intelligence has been using Microsoft’s Azure cloud to store and analyze massive...

The revelation that Microsoft’s Azure cloud infrastructure underpins Israel’s mass surveillance of Palestinians marks a watershed moment for the global technology industry, igniting debate over corporate complicity, digital warfare, and the ethics of artificial intelligence in zones of conflict...

A recent exposé has unleashed a storm of controversy around the use of Microsoft’s cloud technology in military surveillance operations targeting Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, implicating some of the highest levels of Microsoft and the Israeli intelligence apparatus. At the heart of...

A storm of controversy has erupted over revelations that Israel’s elite intelligence agency, Unit 8200, has leveraged Microsoft Azure cloud technology to store and process vast quantities of intercepted Palestinian phone conversations—a move that has ignited urgent debate around surveillance...

Pakistan’s ongoing contest between authority and civil liberty took center stage on July 17, as the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) and the European Union convened a high-profile national roundtable in Islamabad. This event, triggered by deepening anxiety over draconian restrictions...

As populations around the globe increasingly depend on social services for a safety net, government agencies face mounting demands for greater efficiency, accessibility, and impact. Artificial intelligence (AI) is now at the center of a transformative shift, guiding how governments reimagine...

At a growing number of technology conferences across North America, a subtle but unmistakable shift is unfolding—a heightened emphasis on security, not just as the backdrop to innovation, but as a visible presence shaping the very atmosphere of these gatherings. The dynamic comes as leading...

Protests, Prosecutions, and Precedents: Examining the Fallout from the Elbit Systems Demonstration As global awareness and activism around contentious international issues intensify, the methods used by authorities to respond to protests—especially those targeting defense or state-linked...

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Exclusive Ron Paul interview with Lavabit Ladar Levison discusses the implications of National Security Letters and NSA surveillance Lavabit is an email service founded in 2004 that suspended operations in August 2013. It is owned and operated by Ladar Levison. Lavabit was founded by...