Data Retention
The latest Data Retention coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Teams Recording Expiration Emails Ending June 1, 2026: What IT Admins Need to Know
Microsoft will stop sending Teams meeting recording expiration notification emails on June 1, 2026. This change affects all Microsoft 365 tenants using Teams meeting recordings, eliminating the...
AI Transcription Privacy Crisis: How Windows Users Can Protect Meeting Data
The proliferation of AI-powered transcription tools has quietly ushered in what experts are calling the second wave of AI governance, with the modern meeting room becoming the unexpected battleground...
Microsoft Gaming Copilot Privacy Concerns: What Data Is Collected?
Microsoft's Gaming Copilot has ignited significant privacy concerns among Windows 11 users, with recent investigations revealing the AI-powered gaming assistant may be capturing more data than...
SURF Downgrades but Doesn't Resolve Two High-Risk Privacy Gaps in Microsoft 365 Copilot
Two of the four high privacy risks flagged in Microsoft 365 Copilot’s initial Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) remain only partially addressed, the Dutch education and research network SURF...
Anthropic Adds Project-Scoped Memory to Claude, Gives IT Teams Admin Controls and Incognito Mode
Anthropic today rolled out a long-awaited Memory capability for its Claude assistant, giving Team and Enterprise plan customers the ability to retain and recall project-specific context across chat...
Microsoft Copilot Tests Voice Entry and Ephemeral Private Chats for Hands-Free, Privacy-Sensitive Users
Microsoft is quietly testing two significant enhancements to its Copilot AI assistant: a voice input entry point directly on the homepage, and a “private chat” mode that promises conversations...
Copilot Studio Now Intercepts Agent Actions for Real-Time Security Vetoes
Microsoft has shifted the security model for its Copilot Studio from passive guardrails to active, inline enforcement. Organizations can now route an AI agent’s planned actions—including prompts,...
Google Begins Gemini Early Access on Nest Devices October 1, Ending Assistant Era
Google will begin replacing its legacy Google Assistant with Gemini for Home on Nest and Google Home devices starting October 1, 2025, the company confirmed in a product blog post. The early access...
XChat’s Encryption Promise Crumbles: GPS-Tagged Photos and Server Keys Put Users at Risk
Images sent over X’s new encrypted chat service retain full EXIF metadata, including GPS coordinates, device information, and timestamps, Straight Arrow News (SAN) revealed this week. The finding,...
Claude Lands in Chrome as an AI Agent, Igniting Browser War and Privacy Firestorm
Anthropic has slipped its Claude AI assistant directly into Google Chrome, turning the world’s most popular browser into a launchpad for AI agents—and instantly raising the stakes for...
AI Chatbots Now Train on Your Conversations by Default – Here’s How to Protect Your Privacy
Anthropic’s decision to switch Claude’s default settings and begin tapping consumer chat data for model training has jolted the AI world, forcing users to take immediate steps if they want to...
Vivaldi Rejects AI as Microsoft, Google, and Anthropic Push Cloud and Data Collection
A wave of product updates and policy shifts this week drew fresh battle lines in the long-running war between user privacy and the convenience of cloud-connected AI. Microsoft quietly made Word’s...