Access to Microsoft Purview Content Explorer is governed by two specific role groups:

1. Content Explorer List Viewer: This role allows a user to see the list of items in Content Explorer and their metadata (such as location and applied labels). It does not allow the user to view the actual content of the items.
2. Content Explorer Content Viewer: This role grants all permissions of the List Viewer and adds the ability to view the contents of the items.

Based on these roles:

• Statement 1 (Yes): Admin1 is a member of both Content Explorer List viewer and Content Explorer Content viewer. The Content viewer role explicitly grants permission to view the contents of files like File1.
• Statement 2 (No): Admin2 is a member of Content Explorer List viewer but not Content Explorer Content viewer. Therefore, Admin2 can see that File1 exists in the list but cannot open or view its contents. The Security Administrator role does not inherently grant this specific permission.
• Statement 3 (Yes): Admin2 has the Content Explorer List viewer role. Content Explorer displays items with both sensitivity labels (like Label1) and retention labels (like Label2). The List viewer role is sufficient to see the list of items (Mail1) and verify the metadata, which includes the assigned label (Label2). Viewing the email's content is not required for this action.

Microsoft Purview Documentation: "Learn about content explorer"

Section: "Roles and role groups for content explorer"

Reference: This document details the permissions for the two Content Explorer roles. It states, "Content Explorer List Viewer... can see the list of items and their locations. The View (preview) feature is not available for accounts that have only this role." It also states, "Content Explorer Content Viewer... can view the contents of each item in the list."

Section: "Content explorer" tab

Reference: This section confirms that Content Explorer provides visibility into items with "sensitivity labels," "retention labels," and "sensitive information types," confirming that both File1 (Sensitivity) and Mail1 (Retention) would be visible.