--- title: Microsoft's controversial Teams Wi-Fi tracking is back... description: Microsoft is relaunching its Teams Wi-Fi workplace check-in feature after delays caused by privacy backlash. The updated version automatically updates an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-controversial-teams-wi-fi-tracking-is-back-after-multiple-delays-with-a-few-privacy-twea-gd6m61jwr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Microsoft's controversial Teams Wi-Fi tracking is back after multiple delays with a few privacy tweaks | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft is relaunching its Teams Wi-Fi workplace check-in feature after delays caused by privacy backlash. The updated version automatically updates an... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-s-controversial-teams-wi-fi-tracking-is-back-after-multiple-delays-with-a-few-privacy-twea-gd6m61jwr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GD6m61jwr.png og:image:alt: Microsoft's controversial Teams Wi-Fi tracking is back after multiple delays with a few privacy tweaks og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Microsoft's controversial Teams Wi-Fi tracking is back after multiple delays with a few privacy tweaks **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft is relaunching its Teams Wi-Fi workplace check-in feature after delays caused by privacy backlash. The updated version automatically updates an employee's status when they connect to a configured corporate Wi-Fi network, but includes several privacy safeguards: no historical location data is stored, it only applies to corporate networks, and employees can disable it on their device at any time. Enterprises can configure the feature as opt-in or opt-out, but individual users retain the ability to turn it off regardless of organizational settings. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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