Microsoft fires head of Israeli subsidiary and other managers over surveillance of Palestinians
Microsoft has dismissed the general manager of its Israeli subsidiary, Alon Haimovich, and other managers following an internal investigation. This action is a consequence of a report detailing Israel's use of Microsoft Azure cloud services for surveillance in the occupied West Bank, raising concerns about legal liability in Europe and human rights issues.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Company: Activision Blizzard
- Topic: Surveillance
- Game: Dishonored
- Topic: Human Rights
- Platform: PC
- Topic: Cloud Service
- Game: Neverwinter Nights 2
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