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Screen is being observed

Hello! I updated my MacBook air 13 to Big Sur and today I got message "Screen is being observed". It was on the login screen. I don't have any permission for screen recording. I have not hooked my MacBook to any external monitor or shared screens with any software. What does this message mean?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Dec 11, 2020 1:25 PM

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Posted on Feb 23, 2021 8:17 PM

Hello everyone. I noticed having Adobe Photoshop open, even when screen recording is unchecked in privacy, it still gives me the message. When I quit the app the message disappears from my Lock Screen. Hope this helps someone!

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Screen is being observed

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