Fact · Voice privacy and security
The House memo that restricted Copilot gave as its reason the risk of data leaking to unauthorized cloud services.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The memo stated concerns regarding potential risk of data leak to unauthorised cloud services.”
After ChatGPT, US Congress bans use of Microsoft's AI tool Copilot for staff members, Priya Singh, Business Today, 2024, Paragraph on the memo's reasons.
Open the original- What it measures
- The concern was raised by the House Office of Cybersecurity, according to the same report.
- What it does not show
- The quote is from the report's summary of the memo, not from the memo text.