A simple Microsoft 365 Roadmap update will now generate a raft of unhappy headlines. The idea is simple. “When users connect to their organization’s Wi-Fi, Teams will automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in.”

Forget the locational anonymity of a Teams virtual background. Teams will update your location when connected to your company’s WiFi. On video, you may have your usual background complete with company logo. But your boss will know you’re not in work.

  • FishFace@piefed.social
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    5 months ago

    Sounds useful? Weird to imply the purpose of this is to expose people not in the office. The people who care about that already know.

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      5 months ago

      I think you nearly overestimate the skills and infrastructure at a company. Sure someone already knows, but a built in teams feature that dumbs it down enough for Carol to trivially see something new to bitch about is never a good thing.

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        5 months ago

        Why is carol bitching about what she can see on teams that she can’t see looking around the office already?