MC841050Microsoft Purview | Information Protection: Default sensitivity labels and policies enhancements

Updated November 27, 2024: We have updated the rollout timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

When eligible customers activate default labels and policies for Microsoft Purview Information Protection, labels will soon be scoped to files, email, and meetings.

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 398458.

When this will happen:

General Availability (Worldwide):  We will begin rolling out mid-October 2024 (previously late September) and expect to complete by mid-December 2024 (previously mid-November).

How this will affect your organization:

Before this change, default labels and policies are scoped to files and email.

After this rollout, activating the default labels will include meetings. 

This rollout will not affect current sensitivity labels used by your organization. This rollout will only affect organizations that choose to activate default labels.

This change is on by default and accessible to all Purview admins with the appropriate permission.

What you need to do to prepare:

Before the rollout begins, we will document the default label scope in Learn about the default labels and policies to protect your data | Microsoft Learn.

This rollout will happen automatically by the specified date with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your admins about this change and update any relevant documentation.