Microsoft Purview | Data Lifecycle Management: Retention support expanded to all supported Microsoft Copilot apps

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Purview now automatically applies data retention policies to all Copilot-generated content across all supported apps. This ensures consistent compliance for AI interactions, closing previous retention gaps and strengthening AI governance.

The Impact

Compliance and Purview administrators are affected by improved data retention for Copilot interactions, reducing compliance risk.

• Compliance Admins: Reduced risk of non-compliance for Copilot-generated data.
• Purview Admins: Simplified management of Copilot content retention policies.
• Legal Teams: Enhanced ability to meet regulatory and legal hold requirements for AI interactions.

The Action

1. Review existing Microsoft Purview Data Lifecycle Management retention policies to confirm scope for 'Microsoft Copilot experiences'.
2. Verify that policies with 'Microsoft Copilot experiences' selected now automatically cover all Copilot apps.
3. Communicate to legal and compliance teams that Copilot-generated content is now consistently retained.

Domain: Purview · Impact: medium · Workload: Microsoft Purview