The purpose of this feature is to ensure compliance and security for corporates and also help educators to prevent users from initiating private chats when a monitor is unavailable.

Can Microsoft Teams chat be monitored?

Yes. Microsoft Teams now has this new feature where employers or educators can monitor employees or students. So, if you are the IT administrator, you can monitor employees’ messages in Microsoft Teams. But the company needs a proper license, as well as plans and policies in place. Therefore, monitoring the Microsoft Team chats great idea if you are concerned about the safety of your company’s confidential data or inappropriate chats between the learners. Employers have access to a lot of information related to employees (if not all) that they create using Microsoft Teams. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the activities employers can monitor.

What can my employer see on Microsoft teams?

1. Compliance

2. Content search

In fact, your employer can also see the deleted contents of your chat, hence, it’s suggested to be careful about what you share. If Microsoft can’t load images in Teams chat, you can follow the instructions in our detailed guide to fix the issue.

3. Teams Admin center

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4. Users

For echo problems during meeting calls on Microsoft Teams, we have some quick workarounds to help you fix the same.

5. Reports

In addition to chats and activities, your employer can also see any content created and shared in a Microsoft Teams channel. They can also view other activities like creating a team, deleting a team, logging in, and logging out. Moreover, your boss can also see the Microsoft Teams files and documents you are working on or comments or feedback on these files. Whether you are using a webcam on Microsoft Teams or using just audio to make a call, your employer knows it. However, they cannot listen to your calls. While your employer has access to a lot of data within Teams, they can’t see the contents of chats, emails, direct messages with other team members, or messages outside of Teams. If you have any other queries related to Microsoft Teams chat monitoring you can let us know in the comments section below.

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