“When using Copilot at work, all your existing security and compliance requirements are inherited, so only people with the right permissions can access the content it generates.”
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Inheritance of existing security and compliance requirements means Copilot does not create a separate or lower security standard at work; organizational controls carry over automatically.
Interpretive note: The access restriction proposition is closely tied to the inheritance requirement but functions as a distinct legal effect; it is noted in omitted_material for completeness.
When Copilot is used at work, Microsoft requires that all existing security and compliance requirements apply and that access to Copilot-generated content is restricted to those with the right permissions.
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Inheritance of existing security and compliance requirements means Copilot does not create a separate or lower security standard at work; organizational controls carry over automatically.
When Copilot is used at work, Microsoft requires that all existing security and compliance requirements apply and that access to Copilot-generated content is restricted to those with the right permissions.
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