Human rights groups allege Microsoft Ireland's data processing on behalf of IDF 'put millions of Palestinians in danger'

It was reported the Israeli military was storing phone calls, texts and audio it had intercepted from Palestinians on Microsoft servers in Ireland and the Netherlands. Picture: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana

A complaint has been lodged with Ireland’s Data Protection Commission against tech giant Microsoft over alleged “unlawful data processing” on behalf of the Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza.

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and UK-based NGO Ekō filed the complaint, alleging processing by Microsoft Ireland facilitated the killing of civilians in Gaza by the IDF, continues to enable mass surveillance of individuals in the entire occupied Palestinian territory, and enables Israeli occupation of Palestine.