{
  "id": 19654544,
  "title": "Ireland: Watchdog accused of stalling probe into Microsoft hosting Israeli military app",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ireland-watchdog-accused-of-stalling-probe-into-microsoft-hosting",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:27:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ireland-data-watchdog-accused-stalling-probe-microsofts-hosting-israeli-military-app"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ireland's data watchdog, the Data Protection Commission (DPC), is under fire for delaying an investigation into allegations that Microsoft's data centres in Ireland host an Israeli military app used to track Palestinians. The Irish parliament's lower house member, Sinead Gibney, criticized Microsoft for allegedly fueling \"the crime of apartheid\" against Palestinians by providing the \"tools and technologies\" to sustain its system of control. The complaint was filed by the rights groups EKO and the Irish Centre for Civil Liberties (ICCL), alleging that Microsoft's Grange Castle data centre hosts elements of the Almunasseq app, used by the Israeli army to monitor Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. The DPC has not yet responded to the rights groups regarding the status of the complaint.",
  "summary": "Ireland: Watchdog accused of stalling probe into Microsoft hosting Israeli military app Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 11/12/2026 - 11:10 Data monitor criticised over complaints that Ireland's Microsoft data centres host a tool to track Palestinians A protest at a Microsoft data centre campus in West Dublin in November (EKO/Bryan Meade) Off Irish lawmakers are calling for an investigation into…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) criticized for delaying probe.",
    "Rights groups EKO and ICCL filed complaint against Microsoft.",
    "App Almunasseq used by Israeli army to monitor Palestinians."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}