{"id":21391,"date":"2025-12-30T16:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/data-is-control-what-we-learned-from-a-year-investigating-the-israeli-militarys-ties-to-big-tech\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:37:43","slug":"data-is-control-what-we-learned-from-a-year-investigating-the-israeli-militarys-ties-to-big-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/30\/data-is-control-what-we-learned-from-a-year-investigating-the-israeli-militarys-ties-to-big-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Data is control\u2019: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military\u2019s ties to big tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley \u2013 with implications for the future of warfare<\/p>\n

In January this year, Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham first reported<\/a> that Microsoft had deepened its ties to Israel alongside other major tech firms. Since then, the Guardian has published an award-winning<\/a> series of investigations \u2013 in partnership with the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine<\/a> and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call<\/a> \u2013 that has revealed a symbiotic relationship between Silicon Valley and the Israeli military.<\/p>\n

One investigation exposed an Israeli mass surveillance program scooping up virtually all Palestinian phone calls and storing them on Microsoft\u2019s cloud services<\/a> \u2013 setting off an inquiry that ultimately prompted the company to cut off<\/a> Israel\u2019s access to some of its technology. Another story revealed that the Israeli military created a ChatGPT-like tool<\/a> to analyze data collected through the surveillance of Palestinians. Yet another revealed that Google and Amazon had agreed to extraordinary terms<\/a> to clinch a lucrative contract with Israel.<\/p>\n

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\nOur reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley \u2013 with implications for the future of warfare
\nIn January this year, Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham first reported that Microsoft had deepened its ties to Israel alongside other major tech firms. Since then, the Guardian has published an award-winning series of investigations \u2013 in partnership with the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call \u2013 that has revealed a symbiotic relationship between Silicon Valley and the Israeli military.
\nOne investigation exposed an Israeli mass surveillance program scooping up virtually all Palestinian phone calls and storing them on Microsoft\u2019s cloud services \u2013 setting off an inquiry that ultimately prompted the company to cut off Israel\u2019s access to some of its technology. Another story revealed that the Israeli military created a ChatGPT-like tool to analyze data collected through the surveillance of Palestinians. Yet another revealed that Google and Amazon had agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with Israel. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our reporting revealed a symbiotic relationship between the IDF and Silicon Valley \u2013 with implications for the future of warfare In January this year, Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham first reported that Microsoft had deepened its ties to Israel alongside other major tech firms. Since then, the Guardian has published an award-winning series of investigations …<\/p>\n

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