Data Retention
The latest Data Retention coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Anthropic’s Fable 5 Data Policy Puts Microsoft Copilot Admins at a Crossroads
A report from TechBuzz.ai claims Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella harshly criticized Anthropic’s data handling during an internal meeting, calling the AI startup’s Fable policy something that...
Infinnium launches eDiscovery connector to archive Microsoft 365 Copilot chats as official records
Infinnium, a data governance and eDiscovery firm, announced on July 16 that it has added connectors for OpenAI ChatGPT, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Anthropic Claude, and Google Gemini to its enterprise...
Microsoft Teams to Auto-Archive Meeting Insights with AI by Default in August 2026
Starting in August 2026, Microsoft Teams will automatically generate AI-powered summaries and insights for certain meetings and store them as permanent, tenant-owned files in SharePoint. The new...
Johns Hopkins Gives Teams Chats a 90-Day Lifespan—Are You Ready for the October 15 Purge?
Johns Hopkins University is about to permanently delete massive amounts of Microsoft Teams chat history. On October 15, 2026, the institution will flip a switch that automatically removes any chat...
Microsoft Advisory: Claude Fable 5’s 30-Day Data Retention Puts Enterprise Rollouts on Ice
Microsoft has issued a blunt advisory to customers of its Azure AI Foundry platform: the newly available Claude Fable 5 model logs and retains all prompts and completions for at least 30 days,...
Viva Glint Adds Expiration Date to Workplace Survey Data: June 2026 Rollout Puts Administrators on the Clock
Microsoft will give Viva Glint administrators a direct, tenant-wide control to set data retention periods for all manner of employee surveys—engagement, always-on, lifecycle, and 360-degree...
Microsoft Purview Will Let You Set Retention Periods on Communication Compliance—But Not Until 2027
Microsoft has confirmed plans to add retention-period controls to Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance policies, allowing organizations to define how long investigation copies of monitored...
Microsoft Blocks Claude Fable 5 Internally – Data Retention Fears Clash with AI Availability
Microsoft has ordered its employees to stop using Anthropic’s newly released Claude Fable 5 model immediately, pending a 30-day security and compliance review. The internal advisory, distributed on...
Microsoft Blocks Claude Fable 5 Over Data Retention Policy Conflict
Microsoft has internally blocked its employees from using Anthropic’s newly launched Claude Fable 5 model within the company’s GitHub Copilot tooling, effective immediately. The move, disclosed...
Microsoft Teams Copilot Changes AI Meeting Recap Data Retention: What IT Admins Need to Know
Microsoft is fundamentally changing how Teams Copilot handles meeting data, shifting from persistent transcript storage to on-demand AI processing. This compliance-focused update addresses one of the...
How to Stop Windows 11 from Collecting Voice Data and Activity History by Default
Microsoft's AI features in Windows 11 collect significant user data by default, requiring manual intervention to protect privacy. The company's Copilot, voice recognition, and activity tracking...
Microsoft Bing Search History: How Data Collection Works, Retention Policies, and Privacy Controls
Microsoft's Bing search engine collects more than just the terms you type into the search box. According to Microsoft's official documentation, Bing gathers search queries alongside IP addresses,...