I have just noted a line of text on screen just before opening an app from Finder which states: "Your screen is being observed/watched." Is this 'REAL?!?'
What do I do to remove this supposed "ogre-ware?" TIA for any assist.
Hello Mario49!
Well, my good Sir... You got it, the "problem," that is, right out the gate! No 'If's,' no 'And's,' no 'But's.' As it turns out, there is a Mac Pro in the office upstairs that determined to load a new MacOS, Big Sur to be precise, some weeks back and also decided to share screens in addition to the printers w/ the MacBook Pro downstairs. That screen share was the source of the banner across the MacBook's screen stating "Your screen is being observed/watched."
So glad the "problem" is not some nefarious "ogre-ware," rather a relatively simple in-house setting on another Mac. Pheww! Problem solved, thanks to you! Your help/assistance is really, REALLY appreciated!
All the best!
Hello Mario49!
Well, my good Sir... You got it, the "problem," that is, right out the gate! No 'If's,' no 'And's,' no 'But's.' As it turns out, there is a Mac Pro in the office upstairs that determined to load a new MacOS, Big Sur to be precise, some weeks back and also decided to share screens in addition to the printers w/ the MacBook Pro downstairs. That screen share was the source of the banner across the MacBook's screen stating "Your screen is being observed/watched."
So glad the "problem" is not some nefarious "ogre-ware," rather a relatively simple in-house setting on another Mac. Pheww! Problem solved, thanks to you! Your help/assistance is really, REALLY appreciated!
All the best!
Hello iamkappa,
Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If we understand correctly, you are seeing a prompt that states your screen is being observed. We can understand why you'd reach out for a solution.
This usually means your Mac is sharing its screen to another Mac. More info on that can be found here.
Share the screen of another Mac
Cheers!
Are you using an external monitor or AppleTV? It is usually benign, telling you that some other software/device is copying your screen
Good evening, Keith!
Appreciate your input. As you will note from the response to Mario49, the solution was changing a sharing setting on the upstairs Mac Pro.
Again, many thanks for pointing in the correct direction.
All the best,
Possible "hack" into my MacBook Pro OS...
