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Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
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Authors/contributors
- Davies, Harry (Author)
- Abraham, Yuval (Author)
Title
Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders
Abstract
Like other big tech companies, Google and Amazon’s cloud businesses routinely comply with requests from police, prosecutors and security services to hand over customer data to assist investigations.
To deal with the threat, officials created a secret warning system: the companies must send signals hidden in payments to the Israeli government, tipping it off when it has disclosed Israeli data to foreign courts or investigators.
Publication
The Guardian
Date
2025-10-29
Section
US news
ISSN
0261-3077
Accessed
08/11/2025, 20:56
Short Title
Revealed
Language
English
Library Catalog
The Guardian
License
Technology
Extra
Israel
Citation
Davies, H., & Abraham, Y. (2025, October 29). Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret ‘wink’ to sidestep legal orders. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/google-amazon-israel-contract-secret-code
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