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Purview Information Barriers

Information Barriers prevent specific groups of users from communicating or collaborating — for regulatory, ethical, or legal reasons.

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What are information barriers in Microsoft 365?

Policies that prevent defined groups of users from communicating or sharing with each other in Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive — for ethical walls between deal teams and research, or between students and staff — enforce…

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Do information barriers block email?

No. Information barriers cover Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. Email separation uses Exchange transport rules or address book policies; a complete ethical wall combines the two.

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Which licence do information barriers need?

Microsoft 365 E5, E5 Compliance, or the Insider Risk Management add-on. Segments are defined by user attributes, so directory data must be accurate.

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