human rights advocacy

  1. Microsoft's Partnership with Israel's Unit 8200 Sparks Ethical Concerns Over Military Surveillance

    Recent investigations have unveiled that Israel's elite cyber-intelligence unit, Unit 8200, has been utilizing Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to store and analyze vast amounts of intercepted communications from Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This collaboration, initiated in 2021, has...
  2. Microsoft's Role in Palestinian Mass Surveillance: Ethical Dilemmas and Industry Impact

    Microsoft's involvement in mass surveillance of Palestinians has come under intense scrutiny following revelations about its collaboration with Israeli military intelligence. Investigations have uncovered that Microsoft's Azure cloud platform has been instrumental in storing and analyzing vast...
  3. Microsoft Azure and Israeli Surveillance: Uncovering Tech’s Role in Human Rights Violations

    A sweeping investigation into Israel’s use of Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform has ignited an intense debate over the role of global tech giants in international surveillance and modern conflict. According to a report jointly published by The Guardian, +972 Magazine, and Local Call, leaked...
  4. Microsoft Build 2025 Protest Sparks Ethical Debate Over Military Use of Cloud and AI

    At this year’s Microsoft Build developer conference, a hallmark event for developers and tech enthusiasts worldwide, an unexpected protest erupted during Satya Nadella’s keynote address. Joe Lopez, a four-year veteran of Microsoft’s Azure Hardware Systems team, stood up and shouted, “Liberate...
  5. Microsoft Build 2025 Protests Highlight Ethical Controversies Over Cloud Tech and Israeli Military Ties

    Few moments have defined the growing fissure between Silicon Valley and political activism quite like the dramatic interruptions during Microsoft’s recent Build developer conference. From the outset of Satya Nadella’s opening keynote, a new wave of direct action protest burst onto the global...