Screen is being observed message

I started getting this message after upgrading to Big Sur (Macbook Pro 2019). I saw it display several times over a week or so and noticed the message showed up whenever I forgot to turn off screen mirroring and then put my laptop to sleep. Upon awakening, the creepy message would display. I've been turning off screen mirroring before sleeping and haven't noticed the message since. Anyone else notice this correlation?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Feb 17, 2021 3:40 PM

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