Amazon strikes deal with UK spy agencies to host classified info

GCHQ said it would not comment on reports about its relationships with tech suppliers. AWS declined to comment on the report

Britain's spy agencies have given a contract to Amazon Web Services (AWS) to host classified material in a deal aimed at boosting the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) for espionage, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Britain's GCHQ spy agency championed the procurement of a high-security cloud system and it will be used by sister services MI5 and MI6, as well as other government departments such as the Ministry of Defence during joint operations, the report added.

The agreement was signed this year with AWS, Amazon.com Inc's cloud service unit, and the data of all the agencies will be