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What Is ICE Doing With This Israeli Spyware Firm?

The Department of Homeland Security restored a $2 million contract with Paragon, maker of the surveillance tool Graphite, despite earlier civil liberties concerns.

Reason

First Thing: Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine to enforce peace deal

President says US may provide air support to Kyiv as part of security guarantees. Plus, the boy who founded his own country

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft Opens 'Urgent' Probe Over Claims Israeli Military Used Its Tech To Monitor Palestinians

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has launched an “urgent” external investigation into allegations that its technology was used by Israel’s military surveillance agency to facilitate mass surveillance of Palestinians.

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Microsoft launches inquiry into claims Israel used its tech for mass surveillance of Palestinians

Company says use of its cloud technology to store millions of intercepted calls would breach terms of service

The Guardian - UK

Microsoft investigates Israeli military’s use of Azure cloud storage

Concerns that tech company’s Israel-based staff may have concealed key details of work follow Guardian investigation

The Guardian - US

New report lays out Israeli military use of Microsoft services that prompted employee protests and a boycott of Xbox and Game Pass

The joint investigation cites anonymous sources at Microsoft and in Israeli intelligence.

PC Gamer

'Tracking Everyone, All the Time': What Americans Need To Know About Israel's Secret Eavesdropping Program

Unit 8200's dragnet was designed by a U.S.-trained general, is powered by American-owned cloud computing, and could spell the future for domestic surveillance at home.

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Satya Nadella met with Israeli military commanders and agreed to something controversial, and now Microsoft workers are signing pledges to stop it

What Microsoft is storing in the Netherlands.

We Got This Covered

Microsoft Cloud Used by Israel's Unit 8200 for Palestinian Surveillance and Airstrike Planning, Leaks Reveal

Leaked documents allege Microsoft's Azure cloud was customised for Israel's Unit 8200 to store millions of Palestinian phone calls and assist in planning Gaza airstrikes, sparking ethical concerns.

International Business Times UK

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

The Guardian - US

Israeli army officers refuse to serve in ‘unnecessary, eternal war’ in Gaza

In letter to Netanyahu, 41 signatories say government’s orders are ‘clearly illegal’ and hostages have been given ‘death sentence’

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Israeli military creating ChatGPT-like tool using vast collection of Palestinian surveillance data

The powerful new AI model is designed to analyze intercepted communications – but experts say such systems can exacerbate biases and are prone to making mistakes

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Microsoft deepened ties with Israeli military to provide tech support during Gaza war

Leaked documents shed light on how Israel integrated the US tech giant into its war effort to meet a growing demand for cloud and AI tools

The Guardian - US

Head of Israeli spy agency Unit 8200 resigns over 7 October failings

Yossi Sariel takes responsibility for military surveillance unit’s role in intelligence failures before Hamas-led assault

The Guardian - UK

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Al Jazeera

Five questions answered: Why did Israel, Hezbollah attack each other?

The exchange of attacks on Sunday raises questions about what Hezbollah’s and Israel’s next steps will be.

The Guardian - UK

IDF used protocol that may have risked civilian lives in Hamas attack – report

Haaretz shows Hannibal directive employed at three sites to prevent kidnapping of soldiers during 7 October assault

The Guardian - UK

IDF colonel discusses ‘data science magic powder’ for locating terrorists

Video of official from Unit 8200 in February 2023 raises questions about Israel’s denials of use of AI in Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Digital trail identifying Israeli spy chief has been online for years

IDF cyber-intelligence chief Yossi Sariel exposed online by social media activity and accidental government leak

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The Guardian - UK

Top Israeli spy chief exposes his true identity in online security lapse

Exclusive: Yossi Sariel unmasked as head of Unit 8200 and architect of AI strategy after book written under pen name reveals his Google account

The Conversation

How new reports reveal Israeli intelligence underestimated Hamas and other key weaknesses

After the surprise Hamas terrorist attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023, many observers were puzzled about how Israel could have been caught completely off-guard.

Fortune

Alethea is helping companies detect and mitigate disinformation

In politics, Kaplan designed a strategy to combat fake news. She’s turned what she learned into a cybersecurity firm that raised $10 million in November.

Fortune

Cybersecurity is more necessary than every. Here are the VCs supercharging the cybersecurity startup boom

Meet the dealmakers funding the most-promising cybersecurity startups.

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