The lack of a source in that article led me to go looking for something official. Here’s the MS article on the feature: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/places/configure-auto-detect-work-location
What jumped out at me (called out twice in dedicated boxes):
By default, users are opted out of work location detection. Users are prompted to provide consent for automatic location detection in the Teams desktop client on Windows or macOS. It is not possible for admins to consent on users' behalf.
This just doesn’t seem like as big of a deal as some are making it sound.
You could have just said this part and I’d fully support you as a citizen.