Comment on Teams’ invasive Wi‑Fi tracking sparks backlash as users say Microsoft crossed a line — “There must be a team at Microsoft tasked with making Teams worse”

• QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  If people moved to Linux and used FOSS software, these privacy violations wouldn’t even be a problem.

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Most people who use teams do so on work devices, I can’t just install Linux on it.

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    • Squizzy@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I cant even delete a shortcut on my work microslop machine

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    • QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, of course.

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  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    If people moved to Linux

    When users connect to their organization’s WiFi…

    You think my employer would let me use Linux? Creeping on employees is how management feels important.

    I wouldn’t use Teams personally unless under extreme duress. Unfortunately professionally it is the norm.

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    • TheObviousSolution@lemmy.ca ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Disable your laptop webcam and microphone, use headset instead. I’ll be looking to see if I can switch to Teams web.

      I remember how a subcontractor’s company called me with a lot of private information I assume the subcontractor had spoken to them about. The subcontractor had no clue about it, which completely changed how I had been perceiving the situation. The problem is companies are using the excuse of keeping tabs on their workers to perform outright continuous surveillance on them and try to see how they can exploit any and all information they can salvage for their benefit, which becomes a problem when there is no clear division between personal and professional space.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    For the next year or so.

    State law in California (and soon, Colorado), as well as UK and EU laws, are beginning to require OSs to spy on users and developers. Privacy-focused Linux and FOSS software will soon be deemed illegal in these jurisdictions. Which will make it a liability for companies, and force them back to shitty commercial offerings.

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• Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  There is a difference betwen the version for corporate (MS365 Business) and the consumer version.

  Yes, they have the same name.
  Yes, it’s confusing.

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