{
  "slug": "microsoft-copilot",
  "category": "ai-assistants",
  "name": "Microsoft Copilot",
  "description": "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.",
  "website": "https://copilot.microsoft.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [
    "web",
    "windows",
    "macos",
    "android",
    "ios"
  ],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 29,
  "coverage": 100,
  "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-.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/microsoft-copilot/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/ai-assistants/microsoft-copilot/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/reports/com.microsoft.copilot/latest/",
      "note": "The Android app includes Adjust and Sentry, and Microsoft collects diagnostic data that cannot be fully turned off."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/privacy-faq-for-microsoft-copilot",
      "note": "Microsoft shows ads to Copilot users, and with personalization on, Copilot conversation history is used to personalize them."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No independent audit of consumer Copilot is published."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/reports/government-requests/customer-data",
      "note": "Publishes counts of government requests for consumer data twice a year."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-responsibility/reports/government-requests/customer-data",
      "note": "Microsoft gives prior notice to consumers whose data is requested, except where prohibited by law or in emergencies."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=copilot.microsoft.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade B"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=copilot.microsoft.com",
      "note": "Grade B- (65/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "no_training": {
      "title": "No training on your data",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/privacy-faq-for-microsoft-copilot",
      "note": "Conversations of signed-in users are used for model training by default, with an opt-out setting."
    },
    "runs_locally": {
      "title": "Runs locally",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Hosted only."
    },
    "chat_retention": {
      "title": "Limited chat retention",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/privacy-faq-for-microsoft-copilot",
      "note": "Conversations are stored for 18 months by default and can be deleted at any time."
    },
    "no_account_needed": {
      "title": "No account needed",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/privacy-faq-for-microsoft-copilot",
      "note": "Copilot can be used without signing in, with fewer features."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "B",
    "observatory": "B-",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": [],
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T06:39:10.193Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T06:56:31Z"
}