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Edge
Risk Overview
Moderate Risk
4.3
/10
Text Generation
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Conversational AI
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Knowledge Assistant
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Top Risks
Agentic risk: Edge for Business now includes Copilot agentic browsing that can act on behalf of users across the browser. Copilot memory expands to include browsing, search, and MSN data by default. Training opt-out does not prevent advertising and general product improvement data use. 18-month default conversation retention. Consumer-grade privacy weaker than enterprise M365 protections.
Mitigations
Use Edge for Business under M365 enterprise license for stronger data protections and EU Data Boundary. Configure privacy dashboard to limit AI data collection. Disable Copilot memory if not needed. Opt out of AI training in account settings. Use InPrivate mode for sensitive browsing. Enterprise: configure DLP policies to govern Copilot agentic actions.
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The highest-scoring risk categories identified in this assessment.
Legal Terms
Microsoft Services Agreement includes mandatory arbitration for US consumers and class action waiver. Liability cap applies. However, Microsoft is subject to extensive regulatory oversight (GDPR, EU DMA, etc.) which provides substantial user protections. Copilot terms note 'for entertainment purposes only' — which Microsoft acknowledged as legacy language being updated. Strong regulatory oversight partially offsets aggressive legal terms.
6
/10
Training Use
Conversation activity stored for 18 months by default. Users can opt out of conversation data being used to train AI models, but this opt-out does NOT exclude data from 'general product improvements, advertising, digital safety, security, and compliance purposes.' Browsing data (Edge, Bing, MSN) now feeds Copilot memory system. Telemetry collection is default-on. Enterprise: separate M365 Copilot terms with stronger protections.
5
/10
3rd-Party Sharing
Browsing activity (including some InPrivate sessions when signed in) fed to Copilot memory. Browsing, search, and content consumption data from Edge, Bing, and MSN all integrated. Data shared across Microsoft product ecosystem. Enterprise customers get stronger data isolation. Consumer users: data used for advertising and general product improvement even after AI training opt-out.
5
/10
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Updated July 2026 • AI-assisted research • Reviewed by Verax • Report an issue
Reference Documentation
Official documentation and policies referenced as part of this assessment.
Terms of Service
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement/
Privacy Policy
https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/privacystatement
End User License Agreement (EULA)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot/for-individuals/termsofuse