Exam objective
SC-900Describe Microsoft Service Trust Portal and privacy principles
This objective sits in Describe capabilities of Microsoft compliance solutions, which carries 22% of the Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the Microsoft Azure page it rests on.
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A worked example
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A government agency asks Microsoft directly for a customer's data held in a commercial cloud service. What is Microsoft's stated position on such requests?
Correct.
Checked against learn.microsoft.com, September 2026Concept
The privacy principles are about who controls the data; the cloud provider's role in a legal demand is to route it to the owner, not answer it.
Why D
The source says Microsoft's position is that all government requests should be directed to the customer, that it does not give governments direct or unfettered access, and that it challenges requests where it can lawfully do so.
Source
Describe Microsoft's privacy principles, checked September 2026Microsoft's position is that all government requests for your data should be directed to you-not to Microsoft. Microsoft doesn't give any government direct or unfettered access to customer data. If a government or law enforcement agency requests your data, Microsoft won't disclose it except as you direct or where required by law.
Now you: practice questions
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Sample question 1 of 2
An auditor asks for third party audit reports covering Microsoft's cloud services. Where are those published?
Sample question 2 of 2
Downloading some Service Trust Portal materials requires more than a sign-in. What is the additional requirement?
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