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How SharePoint Online Restricted Content Discovery Works
Restricted Content Discovery (RCD) is a solution to prevent AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot and agents accessing files stored in specific sites. RCD works by setting a flag in the index to stop Copilot attempting to use files. RCD is available to all tenants with Microsoft 365 Copilot and it’s an excellent method to stop Copilot finding and reusing confidential or sensitive information.
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Hi, when introducing Copilot we have a number of Teams that needs this setting activated due to sensitive content. Noted that exisiting private channels doesn´t inherit this setting from the mother-site as standard channels due (ie main team) because they off course are individual SPO sites - that´s managable during the implementation to the relevant teams - but what about the new private channels that any owner (ie not Teams admin, SPO admin, M365 admin og Coplit admin) can create from that point on in those RCD-activated Teams - these private channels don`t inherit the setting - and are not "shielded" from Copilot. This may be a challenge and an admin headache as the controll of Copliot discoverability quickly can come out of control. Any ideas/thoughts on this issue and is this something discussed/looked into?
