Configuring automatic labeling policies and monitoring label usage
You can automatically designate a sensitivity label to emails and files when they match the conditions you have stipulated. It is important to automatically apply sensitivity labels for the following reasons:
- There is no need to train users in terms of when to use each of the classifications.
- Users do not need to classify all content correctly.
- Users do not need to know about the policies you have set.
Automatic labeling cannot replace content that has been labeled manually; however, it can with lower-priority labels that have been created automatically. When it comes to automatic labeling, there are two methods you can use when applying sensitivity labels to data in Microsoft 365:
- Client-side labeling when users edit a document or compose emails: This automatic labeling method supports both recommending a label and automatically applying a label.
- With client-side labeling, the user...
