Microsoft Teams Could Soon Rat You Out To Your Boss With Your Live Location

Does your workplace use Microsoft Teams? Be wary, because the House of Windows is testing a new Teams feature that can automatically update your work location based on the Wi-Fi network you're connected to, meaning your boss might soon know exactly when you're in (or not in) the office.

According to the Microsoft 365 Roadmap (ID 488800), Teams will soon detect when a user connects to an organization's Wi-Fi and update their work location to reflect the specific building. Microsoft frames the feature as a way to "reduce confusion at the workplace," helping colleagues identify who's on-site or remote—though the privacy implications speak for themselves.

With that said, the feature will apparently be off by default, and tenant admins will have the privilege of deciding whether to enable location reporting and also whether to require end-user opt-in. Of course, given how these things usually go ...