Microsoft · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 6 mo

How Microsoft's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

Microsoft has made 17 significant policy changes since monitoring began in March 2026 (6 mo). 6 were negative for consumers, primarily involving transparency removal.
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Documents Affected

This document explains what data Microsoft collects about you—including your location, browsing history, and the actual content of your emails and files—and how it uses that data, including to show …
This document sets out Microsoft's binding rules for how its AI products—including Copilot—must be built and used, requiring fairness, human oversight, and strong privacy and security protections at every stage. …
3 changes
This document sets out Microsoft's rules and principles for how it builds and deploys AI responsibly, covering fairness, privacy, safety, and accountability. When you use Copilot at work, it operates …
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Trend Observation

Microsoft's most frequent change categories are Transparency removal (3), Data collection expansion (1), Disclosure requirement change (1). The most frequently updated document is Microsoft Privacy Statement (Legacy) with 10 changes. Get alerted when Microsoft changes policy →

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