Archive · 27 Oct 2025
Microsoft Teams to Launch Wi-Fi Based Location Feature
Microsoft Teams will soon automatically show your location as "in office" when you connect to your work Wi-Fi.
This feature will let coworkers and managers see where you are working.
It will be on Windows and macOS starting in December 2025.
This should help with hybrid work, but some worry it may increase surveillance.
Microsoft Teams is rolling out a feature to track employee location.
The feature automatically updates work location based on Wi-Fi.
It will be available on Windows and Mac devices.
The launch is planned for December 2025.
The feature aims to make hybrid work more transparent.
- Who
- Microsoft Teams users and Microsoft
- What
- New feature to automatically update in-office status based on Wi-Fi
- When
- December 2025
- Where
- Offices with company Wi-Fi
- Why
- To clarify employee location for hybrid teams
Privacy Advocates
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Employee Monitoring
Privacy Advocates
Feature could lead to increased surveillance.
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The feature is designed to aid workplace communication by displaying employee location.
- Feature
- Automatic Location Detection
- Application
- Microsoft Teams
- Tracking Method
- Wi-Fi Connection
- Launch Date
- December 2025
- Platforms
- Windows and macOS
Sources
Is Teams Watching Your Wi-Fi? Microsoft Preps Feature to Auto-Update Your In-Office Location
Microsoft Teams Will Inform Your Manager If You Are In Office WFH Wi Fi Set up
MS Teams will now tell your boss which building you are working from: Goodbye privacy?