"There's bad news coming for Microsoft users who like a sneaky day working from home, or an equally sneaky day working in some far-flung corner of the office where they can't be found and disturbed. Teams is about to start snitching on you. A Teams update will now report on your whereabouts, so your boss can find you. "When users connect to their organization's Wi-Fi," Microsoft says, "Teams will automatically set their work location to reflect the building they are working in." Clearly, if you're not connected to your company Wi-Fi, it will show that as well."
"So, the days are numbered for virtual backgrounds masking the sofa, the bedside table or the Caribbean beach that's really behind you. It won't work any more. Windows Central describes this as "a productivity booster, meaning you'll no longer have to manually look for your counterparts at the office or even give them a call; you can easily pinpoint their location via Teams as long as they are connected to the office's WiFi network." I'm not sure people will see it that way. But time will tell."
Microsoft Teams will automatically set a user's work location to the building when connected to an organization's Wi‑Fi. If a user is not connected to company Wi‑Fi, Teams will indicate that status. The rollout was delayed and now begins January 2026. The setting will be off by default, with administrators able to enable it and require end-users to opt in. The feature will be available worldwide on Windows and Mac. Virtual backgrounds will not prevent Teams from reporting building-level presence when Wi‑Fi indicates location. Some present the change as a productivity booster for locating coworkers.
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