Microsoft Teams is developing a new feature that might take away some of the liberty of working from anywhere. With growing workplace surveillance, managers around the world could soon have another tool in their arsenal to keep track of their employees.
Called Workplace Check-In, the new program could be an extension of an already existing Microsoft Teams feature meant to facilitate room reservations. When the extension goes live, it would actively analyze a worker’s Wi-Fi connection to identify their location and share it with their team and managers.
Microsoft has been postponing the release of Workplace Check-in since late 2025. The company has repeatedly delayed the launch, but the current roadmap now lists June 2026 as the rollout date.
Microsoft said, “when users connect to their company’s Wi-Fi, Teams will soon be able to update their work location to show the building in which they are working.”
While Microsoft may not directly track employees’ movements or attendance, the platform still provides organizations with tools that can be used to monitor workplace presence. For workers concerned about the expanding scope of workplace surveillance, that may seem less like a meaningful difference and more like a shift in who is doing the tracking.
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