To think your boss can't listen to your Teams conversations?

[Pickledperr]

Someone at work has just told me they can legally record them without you knowing and transcribe them. Is this true?

I think you know if they are being recorded, it gets that box around it. Unless recorded on another device, but that wont be so clear to transcribe

I can listen to any teams meeting on my network I want - I don't because it would be weird and diminish trust and respect but yes I can because I own the network and have the admin for it all.

If you're working then nothing you do is private, so why would it bother you?

Unless you're talking about things you shouldn't be?

I'm not sure if it's true, but I think it would be legal if it is possible. Like they have the right to read all your work emails.

Assuming nothing at work (or on the Internet, FWIW) is private is a good approach to life.

What does it say on your privacy policy? The internal one I mean, not any customer facing one. What does it say in the staff handbook too? Recording without people being informed is problematic. Is it likely, eg are you in financial services where everything has to be recorded? Would there be a lawful basis for such recordings?

Yes there are ways they can monitor your teams calls and messages .

Nothing on Teams should ever be considered private, nor in work emails, nor anything at work at all, really.

I should add they would need a reason to depending on your works policies

There are no policies and no handbook. It's a small European company. I have certainly said some unflattering things about the CEO and now having a bit of a panic.

It's not financial services or an industry where anything would need to be monitored for compliance.

How do you do that? Presumably without the other attendees knowing?

Edit,: sorry saw the bit about being an admin.

Not without you knowing, no, but it's generally in the IT policies no one reads.

Don't say unflattering things about your CEO. or any work colleague, during work time or through a work medium,

@Namechangetohidemyevilness Cheers. That was helpful. The conversation was in the context to business decisions that are being made or rather not made. But I had assumed Teams calls were private and clearly that's not the case and he can listen in with no notice to any call.

Of course they can, the same way they can read any teams messages and emails if they want to.

It's a sensible decision not to ever discuss anything over the office technology you don't want anyone else knowing. Certainly don't go slagging off the CEO.

I have a WhatsApp chat on my personal phone with a few chosen work friends. I'll sometimes get a team message saying 'check WhatsApp' which usually means she has gossip or wants to moan about our boss. Peers etc.

I used to work in the IT security team and the only time we did look at emails etc was when there was a report of misconduct or the police wanted to check. Most companies take no notice so I wouldn't worry overly op, but from now onwards use personal devices to slate the ceo etc.

There is never a time or medium where work conversations are private. Ever. Your employer is considered to have "legitimate interest" where those are concerned.

just assume everybody can hear everything, is the best policy. No Teams is NOT private, quite the opposite

Zoom has AI meeting summary. I assume a similar teams option is available.

Yes absolutely, teams calls and messages can be reviewed.

In our company, it isn't done as standard but maybe be used as part if an overall investigation.

If there was a compliant about something said, as part of a general investigation or where there is an excessive amount of contact between people with no known reason or where teams messages are frequently in a a language than isn't used as part of business activity etc.