Microsoft Purview compliance portal - Data Lifecycle Management - Separation of the Microsoft 365 Copilot retention policy location from Microsoft Teams chats

🚨 The Signal: Microsoft Purview now allows separate retention policies for Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions, distinct from Microsoft Teams chats. This improves data governance and compliance for AI-generated content.

The Impact

Security teams and compliance officers are affected, gaining better control over Copilot data retention, reducing compliance risk.

  • Security Teams: Reduced risk of non-compliance for AI-generated data.
  • Compliance Officers: Improved ability to meet regulatory retention requirements.
  • Legal Teams: Enhanced defensibility of data retention policies for Copilot content.
  • IT Admins: Simplified management of Copilot data lifecycle policies.

The Action

  1. Navigate to Microsoft Purview compliance portal > Data lifecycle management > Retention policies.
  2. Create a new retention policy or edit an existing one.
  3. Under 'Choose locations', select 'Microsoft 365 Copilot interactions' as a distinct location.
  4. Define appropriate retention settings for Copilot data.
  5. Publish the policy to apply the new retention rules.

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