Microsoft Teams: the feature that lets your employer monitor you will soon be rolled out

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Microsoft is preparing to roll out a new Microsoft Teams feature that automatically updates an employee’s workplace status when the device connects to a company Wi‑Fi network. The feature is designed to reduce manual status updates and help teams coordinate meetings more easily. It has also raised privacy concerns because it could make employee presence and location easier to infer inside the workplace. Microsoft says the feature will include consent controls, will not keep movement history, and can be overridden manually by users. The company says the launch will happen later this year.

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