Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens

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by Andy Chalk
February 18, 2026
 Microsoft's ties with ICE come under fire amidst allegations that the company's cloud and AI technology are being used to support mass surveillance of US citizens
No Azure for Apartheid statement comes the day after reports claiming that ICE has tripled the amount of data stored on Microsoft's Azure servers over the past six months.
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Originally published on PC Gamer on 2/18/2026