Microsoft has added a setting in Copilot that lets it use activity from other Microsoft products—such as Bing, MSN, and Edge—to make Copilot more personalized. The point of the feature is to help Copilot “remember” your preferences and give more tailored answers, but the privacy concern is that this setting may be enabled without many users noticing it because it sits inside the Memory section of Copilot’s settings. In simple terms, the piece warns that Copilot may be using more of your Microsoft ecosystem activity than you expect, even if that helps the assistant feel more useful.

The practical takeaway is that you can opt out if you do not want this data sharing. The article says you can go into Copilot settings, open the Memory area, and turn off the option that allows Microsoft product usage data to be used for personalization. It also notes that if you want previously stored information cleared, you may need to use the option to delete Copilot’s saved memory, not just switch the feature off. Overall, the message is straightforward: this is a convenience feature for personalization, but privacy-conscious users should review it and disable it if they are not comfortable with it.

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Source: https://www.zdnet.com/article/copilot-data-other-microsoft-products-opt-out/