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Kevin Okemwa

Microsoft Teams wants to become your boss' lapdog, automatically snitching on your live location inside the office Wi-Fi — but it won't ship until it's bug-free

Microsoft Teams logo is screened on a mobile phone for illustration photo. Krakow, Poland on April 9th, 2024 (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images).

Last year, a controversial feature shipping to Microsoft Teams raised concerns and even sparked backlash from users. It's expected to automatically update a user's location when they connect their device to an office Wi-Fi network. As a result, your manager or boss can tell whether you're working from the office.

Shortly after this concept went viral across the web, Microsoft updated how the feature works, further indicating that it's an opt-in experience, which will ship disabled by default.

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