RM68688 - Microsoft Purview compliance portal: Communication Compliance - Ability to set a retention period for a policy

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Summary

Introducing the ability to define how long content captured by a Communication Compliance policy is retained. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Built with privacy by design, usernames are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.

Last Updated

Jun 25, 2026

Published Sep 14, 2020

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Status

In development

Release

General Availability

Platforms

Web

Service

Microsoft Purview

Tag

In development
General Availability
Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Cloud

Worldwide (Standard Multi-Tenant)

Description

Introducing the ability to define how long content captured by a Communication Compliance policy is retained. Microsoft Purview Communication Compliance provides the tools to help organizations detect regulatory compliance violations (e.g. SEC or FINRA), such as sensitive or confidential information, harassing or threatening language, and sharing of adult content. Built with privacy by design, usernames are pseudonymized by default, role-based access controls are built in, investigators are opted in by an admin, and audit logs are in place to help ensure user-level privacy.

More info: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/communication-compliance?view=o365-worldwide

GA date: January CY2027

Preview date: December CY2026

Version history

2 versions tracked

Updated 1 time since Sep 23, 2025. Microsoft Message Center only ever shows the current version; this archive preserves the history.

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  1. Jun 25, 2026 · 11:15 PMLatest · v2

    Changed: Body

  2. Sep 23, 2025 · 11:15 PMOriginal · v1

    Changed: Initial version