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Given the scale of Windows and Office deployments, the cumulative energy consumed by collecting, transmitting, storing and processing this data across the globe is also an environmental concern.

=== Azure and Cloud Services ===

==== Microsoft complicit in mass surveillance in Gaza (August 2025) ====

According to reports by British newspaper The Guardian, Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is using Microsoft's Azure cloud for mass surveillance of civillians in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham |date=2025-08-06 |title=‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> The article alledges that a million calls an hour are archived in Azure storage for intelligence purposes.

According to the report, Microsoft claims that Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella was unaware of the nature of the use, but leaked documents cited by The Guardian show that the company was fully aware of the type of data being stored.

Israel has repeatedly been accused of committing human rights violations and war crimes in Gaza. In 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Israeli_leaders |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Wikipedia}}</ref>

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 Given the scale of Windows and Office deployments, the cumulative energy consumed by collecting, transmitting, storing and processing this data across the globe is also an environmental concern.
+=== Azure and Cloud Services ===
+==== Microsoft complicit in mass surveillance in Gaza (August 2025) ====
+According to reports by British newspaper The Guardian, Israel's military surveillance agency, Unit 8200, is using Microsoft's Azure cloud for mass surveillance of civillians in Gaza.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham |date=2025-08-06 |title=‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/06/microsoft-israeli-military-palestinian-phone-calls-cloud |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> The article alledges that a million calls an hour are archived in Azure storage for intelligence purposes.
+According to the report, Microsoft claims that Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella was unaware of the nature of the use, but leaked documents cited by The Guardian show that the company was fully aware of the type of data being stored.
+Israel has repeatedly been accused of committing human rights violations and war crimes in Gaza. In 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants against Israeli prime minister Netanyahu and former defense minister Yoav Gallant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Israeli leaders |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court_arrest_warrants_for_Israeli_leaders |url-status=live |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=Wikipedia}}</ref>
 ==Products and services==