Microsoft Information Protection: Public preview of new roles and role groups for granular permissions management

We’re releasing new roles and role groups to allow granular permissions to manage Information Protection and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) within the Microsoft 365 compliance center. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88531.

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Roaming Signatures in Outlook for Windows delayed

Roaming Signatures in Outlook for Windows, originally announced in MC215017 June ’20, has been delayed while we work on further stabilization. We apologize for the delay and will communicate via Message center when we are ready to proceed.

The Microsoft 365 Roadmap (60371) has been updated to reflect this change.

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Sensitivity labels now apply to modified documents

Coming to public preview, default labeling policies can now be applied to any supported document that a user edits, not just a new document. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 88515.

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Changes to Microsoft Teams apps’ native permissions in the browser

In order to better secure Microsoft Teams third-party applications that request native device permissions – such as camera, microphone or location access – we will be requiring users to manually opt-in for these permissions per app in the Microsoft Teams web browser experience. We are already doing this on the Teams desktop and mobile clients.

Previously, Microsoft Teams app permissions were handled by the browser when requesting camera, microphone or location access. With this change, users will need to navigate to the app’s permissions dialog to grant access to these permissions for their Microsoft Teams third-party application in the web browser.

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Contextual Views in Message Extensions and Link-Unfurled Cards (preview)

Now in preview, this feature will enable Adaptive Card v1.4 for Message Extensions which will allow users to send refreshed, up to date cards that will update with new information.

  • This will allow different information and actions to be shown depending on the particular user’s role in a chat/channel.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint brand name update

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint brand name update is coming on macOS.

NOTE: This message applies only to organizations with macOS devices in their environments.

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Updates available for Microsoft 365 Apps for all channels

We’ve released updates to the following update channels for Microsoft 365 Apps:

  • Current Channel
  • Monthly Enterprise Channel
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel (Preview)
  • Semi-Annual Enterprise Channel

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Outlook: Working hours and location

New working hours and location options in Outlook lets people set more flexible working hours each day and specify the location from where they plan to work.

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Microsoft Teams: End-to-end encryption for Teams calling

End-to-end encryption is the encryption of information at its origin and decryption at its intended destination without the ability for intermediate nodes to decrypt. End-to-end encryption would be an optional mode of real-time media collaboration where one-to-one Teams calls between two parties would be end-to-end encrypted.

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Microsoft Teams: Enable third-party Teams app developers to test the in-product purchase experience within the Teams client

Third-party Teams app developers
can now test the purchase experience of their Teams app directly from within
the Teams client before making either app or offer available to the public.

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