Winsage
October 12, 2025
Microsoft is integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into its future strategy, promoting its Copilot feature within the Microsoft 365 suite and encouraging employees to use AI in their daily tasks. A new biometric collection setting in OneDrive allows users to disable it only three times a year. A report highlighted that this setting includes an AI feature for recognizing faces in uploaded photos, which has raised privacy concerns. Commenters speculated that the limitation on opting out might relate to GDPR regulations. Microsoft did not provide further clarification on the policy, stating that OneDrive inherits privacy features from Microsoft 365 and SharePoint. Privacy advocates argue that such features should be opt-in with clear documentation for users.
