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Microsoft Teams will tell your boss when you're out of the office

10 days ago
  • #Workplace Surveillance
  • #Tech Updates
  • #Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Teams is introducing a feature to track employees' location via Wi-Fi connection.
  • The feature will automatically update a worker's location status when they connect or disconnect from office Wi-Fi.
  • This update is set to launch in December and will be off by default, but tenant admins can enable it.
  • The feature raises privacy concerns, especially as return-to-office mandates increase.
  • Similar tracking policies at other companies, like Amazon, have faced employee resistance.
  • Microsoft Teams is also rolling out other features like saving chat messages and customizable keyboard shortcuts.