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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by ms7m on Thursday September 25, 2025 @11:43AM (#45374205)
> The disclosures caused alarm among senior Microsoft executives, sparking concerns that some of its Israel-based employees may not have been fully transparent about their knowledge of how Unit 8200 used Azure when questioned as part of the review.

Highly likely, or at least a bit naive -- Completely reasonable to have local staff for a contract this big, but Microsoft should have independently 'double-checked' sooner

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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by scuff3d on Thursday September 25, 2025 @11:58AM (#45374433)
The head of that Israeli unit met directly with the CEO of MS. I don't buy a second the execs at MS didn't know what was going on. Blaming the local contractors is just MS throwing people under the bus.

I've worked for big corporations for nearly 20 years, I've seen this more times then I can count. Higher ups always happy to turn a blind eye to a bad situation as long as it's making the company money, and then immediately throwing subordinates under the bus when it bites them in the ass.

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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by AlfredBarnes on Thursday September 25, 2025 @12:09PM (#45374622)
A tale as old as time.
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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by lazide on Thursday September 25, 2025 @12:29PM (#45374949)
If they weren’t intended to be thrown under the bus, they’d be called… superordinates? I guess?
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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by keeda on Thursday September 25, 2025 @12:59PM (#45375472)
And if they all just took the bus together they'd be coordinates?
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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by scuff3d on Thursday September 25, 2025 @12:43PM (#45375177)
Not to sound too much like a reddit comment... but God damnit take my upvote.
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Re:Microsoft blocks Israel's use of its tech. in mass survei... by lazide on Thursday September 25, 2025 @12:29PM (#45374931)
‘I’m shocked! shocked! that there is gambling in this establishment! This is unacceptable!’

‘Your winnings sir’

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