Microsoft is facing a complaint in the European Union alleging illegal storage of data on Palestinians used for Israeli military surveillance. The complaint was filed by the non-profit organization Eko with the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which is currently assessing it.

• The complaint accuses Microsoft of violating Europe's data protection law by unlawfully processing personal data, enabling surveillance by the Israeli military.
• The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) is the EU's lead data regulator for Microsoft, as the company's European headquarters are in Ireland.
• A report in The Guardian indicated the Israeli Defense Forces used Microsoft's cloud service Azure to store data from mass surveillance in Gaza and the West Bank, with some data stored on servers in Ireland and the Netherlands, falling under GDPR.