Can you use Advanced Audit to view the contents of an email message?

Advanced Audit features in Microsoft 365 are designed to help organizations track and monitor user and admin activities within their environments, focusing on security and compliance needs. However, these features do not provide the capability to view the contents of email messages. Instead, Advanced Audit is utilized for maintaining a log of actions taken on items and activities, such as when emails are sent, deleted, or accessed by users, without exposing the actual content of the emails themselves.

The intent behind this design is to protect user privacy and maintain compliance with data protection regulations, ensuring that while activities are being logged for security scrutiny, the actual content remains confidential. Thus, the answer specifying that you cannot use Advanced Audit to view the contents of an email message aligns with the purpose of the audit feature, which is to enhance security without compromising on privacy.