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Posted by imalerba 10 hours ago

Microsoft 365 now tracks you in real time?(ztechtalk.com)
356 points | 271 commentspage 4
swgeek 10 hours ago|
If they really care every large company already knows what building you are in just by tracking your badge info. This was transparent: I could check my own badge history anytime.

What this does is track when you are not working in the office.

SoftTalker 10 hours ago|
Still easy to do if you have a badge system at work. No badge swipes today yet you've done work (emails, PRs, etc)? You're not working at the office.
entuno 10 hours ago||
I wondered why the Teams Android app suddenly decided to ask for location permissions today.

Denied.

ahartmetz 10 hours ago|
Same and same. Like, what the hell is that for now?!
ngetchell 9 hours ago||
This screams E911 compliance than stalker-ware but I could definitely be wrong.

I know E911 was a big deal in the telephony world and since Teams is a phone service, this makes sense.

I don't like it but it makes sense.

galleywest200 9 hours ago||
I am doubtful that Teams is going to fire off an e911 address change request to a vendor such as Intrado/West or Sinch every time you change WiFi.
newsoftheday 9 hours ago||
Agree, one could imagine a scenario where a worker went to the bathroom in a not too busy wing, had an anurism, stroke or seizure which left them debilitated right when a fire alarm rings and people need to evacuate. As it is today, the person might die if not found in time, this assumes someone else knew where to look without similar technology.
wasmainiac 7 hours ago||
I used to use Dingtalk, it had a similar feature iirc. I couldn’t find a source, I can’t read mandarin
stego-tech 10 hours ago||
Disgusting, and a potential legal liability for employers if they turn it on. Not in the “invasion of privacy” sense, but the “there was a crime committed in area X and now the cops want our Teams logs from the employees who were there that Microsoft disclosed to them.”

The more data you collect, the bigger your legal liability when something inevitably goes pear-shaped.

Stop treating workers like grifters or prisoners and you won’t have nearly as many problems.

uberman 9 hours ago||
I feel like if they want to track my phone using an app then they owe me a phone. Their laptop is in theory theirs but not my phone
parliament32 8 hours ago||
AI slop.

> If you connect to a Wi-Fi network that isn't your company's, Teams will simply display the name of that network.

This is hallucinated. The actual change: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=488...

IF your 365 admins add a list of WiFi SSIDs to Teams, Teams will (optionally, opt-in by user) toggle your work location. It will not report not-known SSIDs to your manager or display it in Teams (but note your 365 admins have always been able to see this in the first place, in call/connectivity troubleshooting).

navane 9 hours ago||
Buy a burner phone. Plug it in at your office for charge. Put teams app on it. Bam you're in the office 24/7.
mystifyingpoi 9 hours ago|
After 3 days of such, an automated system detects this trivial anomaly and emails your boss + HR.
navane 7 hours ago||
Make it connect to the wifi according to your work schedule.
Detrytus 10 hours ago||
OK, I’m renaming my home WiFi to “Riverside_Strip_Club” :-)
WalterBright 8 hours ago|
I'd have two phones (and two laptops). One for work only, the other for everything else.
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