2026年2月19日 美国东部时间凌晨4:19 / 路透社
华盛顿，2026年2月18日（路透社） – 微软公司（MSFT.O）周三表示，它不认为美国移民与海关执法局（ICE）正在使用其技术对平民进行大规模监控，但补充称该公司确实向ICE提供了基于云的生产力和协作工具。
这家科技公司发表上述声明，是对《卫报》的一篇报道作出回应。该报道称，随着移民与海关执法局加大逮捕和驱逐行动力度，该局去年加深了对微软云技术的依赖。该报援引了泄露的文件作为消息来源。
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《卫报》报道称，在截至2026年1月的六个月里，移民与海关执法局在微软Azure云平台上存储的数据量增加了两倍多。在此期间，该局的预算大幅增加，员工人数也迅速扩大。报道还指出，移民与海关执法局似乎在使用微软的一系列生产力工具以及人工智能驱动的产品，来搜索和分析其在Azure中存储的数据。
微软发言人在一份声明中表示：“正如我们之前所说，微软通过我们的主要合作伙伴，为美国国土安全部（DHS，移民与海关执法局是其下属机构）和移民与海关执法局提供基于云的生产力和协作工具。”
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“微软的政策和服务条款不允许我们的技术被用于对平民进行大规模监控，我们也不相信移民与海关执法局正在从事此类活动。”
该公司表示，美国国会、行政部门和法院应该就执法部门对新兴技术的允许使用划定“明确的法律界限”。
移民与海关执法局表示，它不会对正在进行的刑事调查中涉及的具体调查技术、工具和技术细节发表评论，但它确实使用各种形式的技术来协助逮捕罪犯。
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的移民打击行动遭到了人权倡导者的批评，他们称这一行动创造了一个不安全的环境，并且缺乏正当法律程序。移民与海关执法局已成为特朗普打击行动的象征，尤其是在上个月两名美国公民被枪杀之后。
特朗普曾表示，他的行动旨在提高国内安全并遏制非法移民。
在特朗普第二任期内，科技公司试图加强与他的联系。
微软此前也曾因政府使用其技术而受到审查。去年9月，该公司表示，在初步证据支持一家媒体调查报道对巴勒斯坦电话进行大规模监控后，它已禁用了以色列军方单位使用的部分服务。与以色列军方的联系曾在公司内部引发抗议，一些抗议者被解雇。
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Microsoft says it does not think US ICE uses firm’s tech for mass surveillance of civilians
February 19, 2026 4:19 AM UTC / Reuters
WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Wednesday it did not think the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was using its technology for mass surveillance of civilians but added that it provided cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to ICE.
The statement from the technology company came in response to a report by The Guardian that said ICE deepened its reliance on Microsoft’s cloud technology last year as the agency ramped up arrest and deportation operations. The newspaper cited leaked documents.
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ICE more than tripled the amount of data it stored in Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform in the six months leading up to January 2026, a period in which the agency’s budget swelled and its workforce rapidly expanded, The Guardian reported, adding ICE appeared to be using a range of Microsoft’s productivity tools, as well as AI-driven products, to search and analyze the data it holds in Azure.
“As we’ve previously said, Microsoft provides cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to DHS (Department of Homeland Security, of which ICE is a part) and ICE, delivered through our key partners,” a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement.
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“Microsoft policies and terms of service do not allow our technology to be used for the mass surveillance of civilians, and we do not believe ICE is engaged in such activity.”
The company said the U.S. Congress, the executive branch and the courts should draw “clear legal lines” regarding the permissible use of emerging technologies by law enforcement.
ICE said it will not comment on specifics involving investigative techniques, tools and technologies used in ongoing criminal probes but said it uses various forms of technology to aid arrests of criminals.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has faced criticism from human rights advocates who say it creates an unsafe environment and lacks due process. ICE has become the symbol of Trump’s crackdown, especially after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens last month.
Trump has said his actions aim to improve domestic security and curb illegal immigration.
Tech companies have attempted to warm their ties with Trump during his second term in office.
Microsoft has also previously faced scrutiny over use of its technology by governments. Last September, the company said it had disabled some services used by an Israeli military unit after preliminary evidence supported a media investigation that reported mass surveillance of Palestinian phone calls. The ties to Israel’s military had led to protests within the company and some protesters were fired.
Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Lincoln Feast.
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