Internal Google documents reveal concerns about its cloud contract with Israel

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Google officials had concerns about the Project Nimbus cloud contract with Israel even before signing onto it, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

Google officials had concerns about potential human rights violations that might be linked to its $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government before ever even signing the deal, according to documents first reported on by The New York Times today.

This work is not directed at highly sensitive, classified, or military workloads relevant to weapons or intelligence services.” A Google spokesperson provided a similar statement to the Times. However, separate Israeli government contract documents recently reported on by The Intercept suggest that Project Nimbus is subject to “adjusted” terms of service rather than Google’s general terms of service.

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