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Microsoft - Privacy Statement

Privacy Statement

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Screening date
10 Nov 2026, 21:42 UTC
Jurisdiction
US
Risk screening
High · 8/10
Score trace
0 points; unchanged

This packet records PolicyWatcher evidence and AI-assisted screening for one public change. It is not legal advice, a compliance verdict, a certification, or proof that the external source remains unchanged.

  1. 01Source evidence
  2. 02Explainability
  3. 03Governance Relevance
  4. 04Report Output
01

Dataset QA · sanitized public view

Source evidence

Publication gate
Published
Retrieval state
Recorded retrieval available
Latest retrieval
10 Nov 2026, 21:42 UTC
Sanitized channel
direct
Data status
Available
Public snapshot evidence
Available

Public snapshot fingerprints

Previous · version 39e926972399f575385a7e5ce858a241e040cf216702544060ac870cb4b135c24Captured 23 Sept 2026, 17:20 UTC
Current · version 4758c8fea9383e7729144e1e5fb83c17ce6de5a1fda22f99a023a8a64a5fd2300Captured 10 Nov 2026, 21:42 UTC

Source confidence describes recorded retrieval and publication state. It does not rate the provider policy or certify source authenticity.

02

Source-anchored screening trace

Explainability

Microsoft's updated policy details broader data collection, new third-party data sharing, and extensive cross-device data integration, increasing overall data privacy risk.

  1. Reason 1+1 score contribution

    Expanded device data collection, including device age and locale settings.

    Related KPI
    Data collection
    Source side
    new snapshot
    Verified exact source passage

    “Device, connectivity, and configuration data. For example, IP addresses, age of the device, device identifiers and type, device language and locale settings, nearby networks, and other information about the operating systems and other softw”

  2. Reason 2+1 score contribution

    New third-party data source for workplace and productivity data.

    Related KPI
    Third-party sharing
    Source side
    new snapshot
    Verified exact source passage

    “Companies that provide workplace and productivity data for research, development, and improvement of our products and services.”

  3. Reason 3+1 score contribution

    Extensive cross-device data integration for linked mobile experiences.

    Related KPI
    Data collection
    Source side
    new snapshot
    Verified exact source passage

    “Phone Link features and Mobile devices in Settings let you link your mobile devices (e.g., iPhone and Android) and apps (e.g., WhatsApp) to your Windows PCs, enabling a variety of cross-device experiences across your linked Windows devices.”

Score reasons and deltaScore values are stored AI-assisted screening outputs. Verified anchors confirm only that the quoted passage occurs in the named snapshot; they do not prove the interpretation.

03

Advisory review map

Governance Relevance

EU AI Act

Official Journal text, 2024

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may be relevant to transparency, automated decisions, data use and human oversight review?

AI training opt-out
Opt-Out
Algorithmic transparency
Mentioned
Automated decisions
Partial
AI bias and fairness
Mentioned
Framework source

ISO/IEC 42001

ISO/IEC 42001:2023 overview

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may inform an AI management-system review of transparency, risk oversight and independent assurance?

Algorithmic transparency
Mentioned
AI bias and fairness
Mentioned
Independent audit
Absent
Regulatory compliance
Comprehensive
Framework source

NIST AI RMF

AI RMF 1.0; NIST revision in progress, checked 2026-07-29

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may support Govern, Map, Measure or Manage review questions?

Algorithmic transparency
Mentioned
Automated decisions
Partial
AI bias and fairness
Mentioned
Content moderation
Transparent
Framework source

OECD AI Principles

OECD AI Principles, updated 2024

Mapped evidence

Which recorded policy statements may be relevant to transparency, fairness, accountability and user agency review?

Consent mechanism
Opt-Out
Algorithmic transparency
Mentioned
AI bias and fairness
Mentioned
Independent audit
Absent
Framework source

Mappings identify review relevance between recorded PolicyWatcher KPI fields and framework topics. They are not legal interpretations, conformity assessments, certifications or compliance verdicts.

04

Exact change-bound files

Report Output

Both files are generated from this exact change ID.

Download exact-change PDF Download exact-change JSON
Packet content digest · SHA-256f7723187197b06250abaf178ed4c9f8e371a2bf21a92e9731b60e77ffdcd0654

Questions before reuse

  1. Does the original Privacy Statement source still match the recorded public snapshot version 4?
  2. Do the cited source passages support each displayed reason, KPI value and regional note?
  3. Which advisory framework topics require specialist legal, risk or governance review for this use case?
  4. Has a later public change superseded this packet before it is reused in a decision or publication?