email privacy governance

About this tag
The email privacy governance tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about how organizations manage and protect sensitive email data, particularly in Microsoft 365 environments. Recent content highlights a privacy flaw in Microsoft Copilot that bypassed Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls, allowing the AI to read and summarize emails labeled as confidential. This issue underscores challenges in enterprise data governance, where automated tools must respect sensitivity labels and user permissions. Topics include DLP bypasses, email classification, and the tension between AI productivity features and privacy controls. The tag is relevant for IT administrators, security professionals, and anyone concerned with email compliance and data protection in Microsoft 365.
  1. Copilot Privacy Flaw CW1226324 Exposes DLP Bypass in Microsoft 365

    Microsoft’s flagship productivity AI for Microsoft 365 has a glaring privacy problem: for weeks a code error allowed Copilot Chat to read and summarize emails that organizations had explicitly labelled as confidential, bypassing Data Loss Prevention (DLP) controls and undermining a core tenant...