MS Teams to Track Phone Location in March

I came across this article recently that Microsoft Teams will soon be able to track worker locations by their phone if it is installed. The new feature was due to be released in January but was delayed to this March.

I thought the timing was interesting since we were originally due back in the office 4 days a week in January but it was pushed back to March. Could be a coincidence but I wanted to share this so people aren't surprised when MS Teams begins to share your location 24/7 with WFC.

https://cybernews.com/tech/microsoft-teams-employee-tracking-feature-delay-managers-look-forward/

#Office #RemoteWork #Surveillance

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I have a phone exclusively for MS authenticator for this reason. I dont want them tracking my personal phone. I authenticate, then shut that extra phone off.

@a4 I checked and Authenticator doesn’t even have an option to share location on the app or in my phone settings so that doesn’t sound likely.

I'm planning on uninstalling WF apps on my personal phone anyway so good luck

Say NO to BYOD. If it is imperative that I be available at all times, then the company can pay for it. 0% raise means that I reclaim my time, property and privacy!

I saw post on reddit last year that he can see everyone's location if MS authenticater installed on employees' personal phone.

Can we not share location to Microsoft Teams on our phone ? This will be against privacy law. We need to find good lawyers.

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