AI assistants
Microsoft Copilot privacy rating
Consumer AI assistant from Microsoft for chat, search, writing and image generation, built into Windows and Edge and available on the web and in mobile apps.
Summary
Microsoft Copilot scores 29 out of 100 (grade F) on the AI assistants criteria. It meets 2 of 12 criteria: transparency report and tells users about requests. It partly meets TLS configuration, no training on your data, limited chat retention and no account needed. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit, security headers and runs locally. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B-.
Score 29 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The Android app includes Adjust and Sentry, and Microsoft collects diagnostic data that cannot be fully turned off.
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No
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Microsoft shows ads to Copilot users, and with personalization on, Copilot conversation history is used to personalize them.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit of consumer Copilot is published.
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Yes
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
Publishes counts of government requests for consumer data twice a year.
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Yes
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Microsoft gives prior notice to consumers whose data is requested, except where prohibited by law or in emergencies.
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Partial
No training on your data Weight 3 of 3
Are prompts, chats and files kept out of model training by default?
Conversations of signed-in users are used for model training by default, with an opt-out setting.
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No
Runs locally Weight 2 of 3
Can the assistant run on your own device or server, so prompts never leave it?
Hosted only.
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Partial
Limited chat retention Weight 2 of 3
Are chats deleted by default or on request, with no long-term server copy?
Conversations are stored for 18 months by default and can be deleted at any time.
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Partial
No account needed Weight 1 of 3
Can it be used without an account or personal details?
Copilot can be used without signing in, with fewer features.
Automated tests
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Partial
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B
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No
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade B- (65/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.