Public Evidence Packet
Microsoft - Privacy Statement
Privacy Statement
a551ca11-952d-4a8a-b79a-0c1df7462093- Screening date
- 01 Aug 2026, 04:35 UTC
- Jurisdiction
- US
- Risk screening
- High · 9/10
- Score trace
- Baseline; no earlier public change
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.
- 01Source evidence
- 02Explainability
- 03Governance Relevance
- 04Report Output
Dataset QA · sanitized public view
Source evidence
- Publication gate
- Published
- Retrieval state
- Recorded retrieval available
- Latest retrieval
- 05 Nov 2026, 18:42 UTC
- Sanitized channel
direct- Data status
- Available
- Public snapshot evidence
- Available
Public snapshot fingerprints
bf0d42255d66ccdd9b9b1707cc4454904d107469c0ab3627af72d5b6fc3fc8b2Captured 06 Jul 2026, 09:42 UTC0d69136f4c89eac5a2a6b57f1c5f81fb68e1acc289f939d66e158406f74ab54eCaptured 01 Aug 2026, 04:35 UTCSource confidence describes recorded retrieval and publication state. It does not rate the provider policy or certify source authenticity.
Source-anchored screening trace
Explainability
Microsoft's updated policy now allows sharing user age group information with third-party apps, increasing data sharing scope and privacy concerns.
- Reason 1+2 score contribution
New clause permits sharing age group data with third-party apps.
- Related KPI
- Third-party sharing
- Source side
- new snapshot
Verified exact source passage
“We may share age group information with Microsoft apps and services, as well as third-party apps, so that they can apply appropriate safeguards, tailor experiences, and comply with applicable laws and regulations.”
- Reason 2+1 score contribution
Potential for broader use of age data by external parties.
- Related KPI
- Third-party sharing
- Source side
- new snapshot
Verified exact source passage
“We may share age group information with Microsoft apps and services, as well as third-party apps”
- Reason 3+1 score contribution
Increased sensitivity of shared data due to age group information.
- Related KPI
- Data collection
- Source side
- new snapshot
Verified exact source passage
“We may share age group information with Microsoft apps and services, as well as third-party apps”
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.
Advisory review map
Governance Relevance
EU AI Act
Official Journal text, 2024
Which recorded policy statements may be relevant to transparency, automated decisions, data use and human oversight review?
- AI training opt-out
- Not Available
- Algorithmic transparency
- Opaque
- Automated decisions
- Partial
- AI bias and fairness
- Absent
ISO/IEC 42001
ISO/IEC 42001:2023 overview
Which recorded policy statements may inform an AI management-system review of transparency, risk oversight and independent assurance?
- Algorithmic transparency
- Opaque
- AI bias and fairness
- Absent
- Independent audit
- Absent
- Regulatory compliance
- Partial
NIST AI RMF
AI RMF 1.0; NIST revision in progress, checked 2026-07-29
Which recorded policy statements may support Govern, Map, Measure or Manage review questions?
- Algorithmic transparency
- Opaque
- Automated decisions
- Partial
- AI bias and fairness
- Absent
- Content moderation
- Partial
OECD AI Principles
OECD AI Principles, updated 2024
Which recorded policy statements may be relevant to transparency, fairness, accountability and user agency review?
- Consent mechanism
- Implicit
- Algorithmic transparency
- Opaque
- AI bias and fairness
- Absent
- Independent audit
- Absent
Mappings identify review relevance between recorded PolicyWatcher KPI fields and framework topics. They are not legal interpretations, conformity assessments, certifications or compliance verdicts.
Exact change-bound files
Report Output
Both files are generated from this exact change ID.
Download exact-change PDF Download exact-change JSON24daebd39ec2a423b5d8df5f187d3afa8470c526dc97fbab01db6e8bd2534f53Questions before reuse
- Does the original Privacy Statement source still match the recorded public snapshot version 2?
- Do the cited source passages support each displayed reason, KPI value and regional note?
- Which advisory framework topics require specialist legal, risk or governance review for this use case?
- Has a later public change superseded this packet before it is reused in a decision or publication?