[black_puppydog]

I'm surprised this would be even legal in most European countries... Then again, MS might not care any more. Companies who are not looking for alternatives today won't ever be looking.

[tjoff]

It is not. Best guess is that this is reserved for the land of the free.

[gmueckl]

I still expect this feature to roll out worldwide with some legalese fine print that the customer is responsible for configuring and operating the product "in accordance with local laws". I'd be really surprised if MS handles this differently.

[bri3d]

The implementation details are sketchy/weak in all sources I can find, but I don't think it's pure (coordinates based) location tracking, but rather a "feature" that will show which WiFi network you're connected to as your Teams status. It's pitched as "what building you're in at the office," which seems like a stretch.

It's also kind of unclear whether the blog post is correct that it would show the name of another network if you connect to it - I'd sort of assume it would just show "Out of Office" instead of "connected to YO_MAMAS_WIFI" or whatever, but who knows.

[semiquaver]

  > what building you're in at the office

This makes no sense. Every multi-building campus I’ve ever seen uses the same SSID for all APs across buildings.

[jerf]

If it's just the SSID it's pretty useless for making sure people are at work. I can totally connect to "Office_CA-SJC-03" from home, or any other SSID you care to name.

[JellyPlan]

Why not get a portable hotspot and call it "[your work's wifi name]"