Starting December 2025, Microsoft Teams will roll out a new feature that automatically detects an employee’s location when they connect to their company’s Wi-Fi network.With the feature, the boss will be able to track a worker’s locating using the office Wi-Fi in the move. The move come as bad news as it will increase workplace surveillance and privacy concerns, especially for remote work.
Starting December 2025, Microsoft Teams will roll out a new feature that automatically detects an employee’s location when they connect to their company’s Wi-Fi network.With the feature, the boss will be able to track a worker’s locating using the office Wi-Fi in the move. The move come as bad news as it will increase workplace surveillance and privacy concerns, especially for remote work.
How feature works?
A simple Microsoft 365 Roadmap update will now allow Teams to track a worker’s location using a Wi-Fi connection to determine whether an employee is at home or in the office. The feature depends on office Wi-Fi network details configured by the company’s IT administrators, which will be turned off by default. However, with both administrators and employees consent, it can be enabled.
After being connected to the office Wi-Fi, the employee’s status will automatically change, specific to the building, depending on how the IT department configures Microsoft Places.
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