Revealed: Israel Demanded Google and Amazon Use Secret 'Wink' to Sidestep Legal Orders

Revealed: Israel demanded Google and Amazon use secret 'wink' to sidestep legal orders

The tech giants agreed to extraordinary terms to clinch a lucrative contract with the Israeli government, documents show. When Google and Amazon negotiated a major $1.2bn cloud-computing deal in 2021, their customer - the Israeli government - had an unusual demand: agree to use a secret code as part of an arrangement that would become known as the "winking mechanism". The demand, which would require Google and Amazon to effectively sidestep lega…

Google Amazon Israel Cloud Deals Spark Privacy Fears

Reports have surfaced detailing unusual clauses in Google and Amazon’s cloud contracts with Israel, where the companies allegedly use coded financial transfers to notify authorities of data handovers despite gag orders. The arrangement, part of the $1.2 billion Project Nimbus deal from 2021, has ignited fresh debates on cloud privacy just as Apple users weigh iCloud’s security amid global regulatory scrutiny. According to a Guardian investigatio…

How Google and Amazon aided Israel’s genocidal assault on Gaza through a hefty pact

Based on a report by +972 Magazine, Local Call, and The Guardian, Google and Amazon secretly entered a $1.2 billion pact with Israel, granting unrestricted cloud and AI access for surveillance in occupied territories and enabling genocidal aggression against Palestinians in Gaza.

Google and Amazon Cave in to Israel About their Sensitive Information

As always, Israel demands special treatment even from Deep State operations like Google or the world’s General Store, Amazon. “For Israel, losing control of its data to authorities overseas was a significant concern. So 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 investigator…