微软因监控担忧暂停向以色列国防部单位提供云服务
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微软因监控担忧暂停向以色列国防部单位提供云服务

摘要

微软因报道指出以色列国防部某单位对巴勒斯坦平民进行大规模监控,已禁用该单位的部分云和人工智能服务。

微软在内部审查证实针对巴勒斯坦平民的大规模监控活动报告后,已禁用以色列国防部(IMOD)某单位的特定云和人工智能服务。此举紧随《卫报》8月6日的报道,该报道指以色列8200部队利用微软的Azure平台存储和分析来自加沙及约旦河西岸巴勒斯坦人的截获电话。

微软总裁布拉德·史密斯在博客中表示:“我们不提供技术以助长对平民的大规模监控。我们在全球所有国家都坚持这一原则,并且已坚持了二十多年。”

内部审查显示,IMOD在荷兰使用了Azure存储容量并采用了某些人工智能服务,支持了《卫报》的部分报道内容。因此,微软已通知IMOD,决定停止并禁用指定的订阅和服务,包括特定的云存储和人工智能技术。

此举正值微软员工及人权组织呼吁公司切断与涉及大规模监控实体合作的压力日益增大之时。由微软员工组成的“No Azure for Apartheid”团体尤为积极,抗议公司技术被用于此类活动。

以色列国防部尚未对微软的决定发表评论。此前,一名以色列官员称,与微软等公司的合作基于“法律监督的协议”,并随后澄清“微软未曾也未正在与以色列国防军合作进行数据存储或处理”。

微软的此番行动凸显了科技公司在其产品被卷入针对平民的监控行动时所面临的复杂伦理与法律挑战。

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NBC News

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Microsoft has disabled specific cloud and artificial intelligence services for a unit within Israel's Ministry of Defense (IMOD) after an internal review corroborated reports of mass surveillance activities targeting Palestinian civilians.

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The decision follows an August 6 report by The Guardian alleging that Israel's Unit 8200 utilized Microsoft's Azure platform to store and analyze intercepted phone calls from Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

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In a blog post, Microsoft President Brad Smith stated, 'We do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians. We have applied this principle in every country around the world, and we have insisted on it repeatedly for more than two decades.'

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The internal review revealed that IMOD consumed Azure storage capacity in the Netherlands and employed certain AI services, supporting elements of The Guardian's reporting.

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Consequently, Microsoft informed IMOD of its decision to cease and disable specified subscriptions and services, including specific cloud storage and AI technologies.

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This move comes amid growing pressure from Microsoft employees and human rights organizations advocating for the company to sever ties with entities involved in mass surveillance.

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The 'No Azure for Apartheid' group, comprising Microsoft employees, has been particularly vocal in protesting the use of the company's technology in such activities.

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The Israeli Ministry of Defense has not commented on Microsoft's decision.

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