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Hello boulderssite,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

From reading your post, it appears the Security & Privacy is unable to open, correct? We're here to help you take a look in to that!

If Screen Time is on, this could restrict access to certain System Preferences on the Mac. Here is an article to follow on steps to help resolve this issue:

Use Screen Time on your Mac

Hopefully this helps!

Hi boulderssite,

That's great that worked!

Please don't hesitate to reach back out in Apple Support Communities again in the future.

Take Care!