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...
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A storm of controversy has engulfed Microsoft amid widespread reports that its Azure cloud platform is central to the storage and processing of vast volumes of Israeli surveillance data on Palestinians, including biometric records, intercepted communications, and intelligence data allegedly used...
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Recent investigations have unveiled that Israel's military intelligence agency, Unit 8200, has been utilizing Microsoft's Azure cloud platform to store and analyze vast amounts of intercepted Palestinian phone calls. This collaboration has raised significant ethical and legal questions regarding...
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A groundbreaking investigation has revealed that Israel’s military intelligence, through a partnership with Microsoft, has been utilizing the Azure cloud platform to store and analyze an immense archive of intercepted Palestinian communications. Documents and sources indicate that since 2022...
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A profound wave of controversy has engulfed Microsoft following revelations that its Azure cloud platform underpins a sweeping mass surveillance operation for Israel’s elite military intelligence Unit 8200, casting the technology giant and its leadership into the global spotlight over corporate...
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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...
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The international community’s attention has again been drawn to the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip after a recent attack targeted the Holy Family Church, one of the last remaining Christian sanctuaries in the region. According to a report by the UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the...
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In recent decades, few issues have galvanized international attention and debate as persistently as the plight of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli detention facilities. During the past year, well-documented accounts, testimonies, and investigative reports have painted a harrowing portrait of...
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Microsoft's recent decision to block internal emails containing terms such as "Gaza," "Palestine," and "genocide" has ignited a firestorm of controversy, raising profound questions about corporate censorship, employee rights, and the ethical responsibilities of technology companies in...
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Microsoft’s historical role in the world of computing is nearly unrivaled, not simply due to the dominance of its operating systems, but also because of how its technology has become entangled in geopolitical debates. Few moments illustrate this nexus as clearly as a recent controversy sparked...
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The eruption at Microsoft’s Build developer conference, where a former firmware engineer publicly confronted CEO Satya Nadella onstage, has magnified simmering tensions over Big Tech’s involvement in the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. As employee activism spills beyond digital forums into the...
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The somber mood at Microsoft’s Build event was abruptly disrupted when an employee, acting from personal conviction and in protest, leveled biting accusations against the tech giant for its alleged role in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. This moment—marked by live disruption during CEO Satya...
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The clang of metal locks echoes through generations, a haunting soundtrack to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that too often gets drowned by the din of politics and war headlines. But step beyond the clash and cacophony, and you stare into a reality where close to 10,000 Palestinians remain...
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