Money and Software

Google is a key component supporting Israel in the Palestine genocide and apartheid. Despite the mass slaughtering of hundreds of thousands of people Amazon, Microsoft and Google have signed contracts to store all our personal data and handover artificial intelligence to Israel. Employees of these corporations created and provided AI systems. The CEOs and Management Boards condemned and ridiculed employees best interests disregarding integrity and sold innovations and inventions to Israel. These workers protested and raised their concerns about the effects of the mishandling of the access to this technology, information and systems. The investment of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in Israel on its war on Palestine is roughly in the billion figures. The tanks, military strategy and surveillance of the Palestinian civilians are enabled and contributed by these leading corporations. We witness seeing this bombing, intrusions and assault of Palestinians from social media videos and news broadcasts. In negotiating and handing over technology to Israel these corporations has lost ownership and control over the use and access of the technology.

These corporations become complicit in the effect of their invented technology which enabled the genocide taking place, criminal, war crimes and human rights violations. Despite employees speaking out against their involvement with Israel’s killing spree Google, Amazon and Microsoft formalised their negotiations with Israel continue to openly support Israel. The employees who protested and expressed concerns were faced with backlash by management and a number of employees were unfairly fired. Data and information saved in the Cloud are stored in Israel. If this contradicts your morals and stance in this humanitarian crisis consider changing where you save data and protecting your data. These corporations, for example, Google is investing in Israeli startup companies particularly cybersecurity companies. The figures of investment for these companies are millions and billions dollars. The finalising of the acquiring of Israel startup deals are recently in the works. The current topic of concern of Apple production of technology is contradictory with the ownership and partnership of American corporations with Israel. Past and present Government is complicit in this and is handing over intellectual property to Israel. The resources including AI and technology given to Israel has been used for military apps.

Waze was acquired by Google and office is in Israel. The misinformation about Palestine news articles and reports presented on homepages are altered and visible access is impacted by Google. Israel military intelligence is funded explicitly by companies pushing a digital lifestyle they oppress and control. The shadow banning occurring in apps, thousands of users unrelentingly being banned from YouTube for sharing and engaging with factual evidence is an indication of the money and stance these companies partake in. The gatekeepers and producers are being challenged and discredited as they relinquish control and are financially and economically involved with Israel. It is telling for Google to be involved in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine as Google Google Earth’s originated from the infringement of Berlin ART+COM intellectual property of Terravision. Google began and acquired revenue and influence from Google Earth. A device and coding like Terravision was lightyears ahead of it’s time. The creators of Terravision knew its capabilities and presented it among other solutions as an educational resource. With Google having access to the digital map and code enabled surveillance and lack of privacy.

The advancement of online maps, apps and accessibility has skyrocketed the value and influence of being owner of digital maps today. Technology, intellectual property, coding and programming is stolen, capitalized, manufactured and sold to armies in exchange for more land to store customers data and information. The threat of technology is not to be feared rather the people who administer and own the technology today. The consequences of being digital has effects and enabled this war and oppression Palestinian people. The lack of statements released by Google, Amazon and Microsoft in conjunction with the Palestine genocide is an indication of their involvement, stance and ties to it. Although the internet is taking precedence over books the internet is challenged. Contrary to digital maps, printed maps some of us own do not have countries unidentified and deleted from it. Books likewise recite the first people, about culture and the origins of land.

Written by Juliette Pierre