Microsoft powered genocide.
Alon Haimovich ended his role following an internal investigation by #Microsoft's global management into the local branch's work with the Israeli defense establishment, out of concern that it violated the company's ethical code. Several managers from the government department also departed alongside him. Microsoft #Israel was left without a CEO, and Globes learned that management decided that for now it will be run directly by Microsoft France
[...] Unlike the Project Nimbus franchisees Google and Amazon — Microsoft did not agree to the broad uses that Israel's defense establishment makes of its systems, in Israel or other countries — such as collecting information on users and using that information to harm those involved in terrorism.
[...] In September 2025, global Microsoft decided to unilaterally terminate Unit 8200's usage agreement with Military Intelligence, following an article published in the British Guardian newspaper, in which it was claimed that the unit collects information on Palestinians for the purpose of the war on terror. But 8200 was apparently only the tip of the iceberg, and following the investigation and the protest that erupted in its wake, Microsoft's offices in Redmond, Washington continued to examine the conduct of additional units on the platform in relation to the CEO of Israeli operations, Haimovich, and his team.
[...] The investigation revealed not only usage patterns that the company claims violate Microsoft's terms, but also conduct that they claim was not transparent toward global management — in a way that damaged its trust in the Israeli branch's management, and in a way that breached the defense establishment's trust in working with Microsoft, according to a source in the software market familiar with the affair.
[...] Microsoft Israel, which until now was subordinate to the regional management in Dubai, has now been transferred to operate under the responsibility of Microsoft France — and this, as stated, until a permanent CEO is appointed for Microsoft Israel.
Hebrew https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001542521
Eko, citing Microsoft whistleblowers, alleged that "the company rapidly offloaded vast quantities of illegally captured surveillance data after a Guardian investigation."
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) filed a complaint with Ireland's Data Protection Commission, with executive director Joe O'Brien stating "These are not abstract data-protection failures — they are violations that have enabled real-world violence."
See also:
Microsoft storing Israeli intelligence trove used to attack Palestinians https://www.972mag.com/microsoft-8200-intelligence-surveillance-cloud-azure/
Microsoft faces complaint in EU over Israeli surveillance data https://citizen.digital/article/microsoft-faces-complaint-in-eu-over-israeli-surveillance-data-n374005
Microsoft faces GDPR complaint over ties with Israeli military https://euobserver.com/27297/microsoft-faces-gdpr-complaint-over-ties-with-israeli-military/
Microsoft Faces Reckoning for Assisting Israel’s Genocide in Gaza https://truthout.org/articles/microsoft-faces-reckoning-for-assisting-israels-genocide-in-gaza/
