Microsoft trust news
Reporting about trust in Microsoft (Copilot): safety, privacy, lawsuits, regulation and transparency. Each story links to the original source. The news is here for context; it does not change the score, which comes only from verified voters.
October 2026
· TechCrunch
Microsoft says AI agents are like insider threats as frontier models can't be trustedMicrosoft urged enterprises to monitor AI agents with security tools independent of model providers and launched Guardian Agents and related features.
· The Register
Researchers say web pages could trick GitHub Copilot CLI into leaking secretsAdversa AI found GitHub Copilot CLI in autopilot mode can be tricked by hidden web-page instructions into leaking developer secrets; GitHub does not treat it as a vulnerability.
September 2026
· TechCrunch
Unsealed filings show Microsoft exec called AI scraping theft of laborUnsealed filings in The New York Times' copyright suit allege Microsoft privately described AI training practices as theft and that the companies gathered paywalled content at scale.
July 2026
· The Register
Researcher shows hidden Word instructions can spread through CopilotA researcher showed hidden instructions in Word documents can make Copilot alter figures and copy the instructions into new files; Microsoft says it addressed the findings.
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