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Users have to confirm screen recording permission every week in macOS Sequoia

Even if a user has turned on permissions in Settings for an app to screen record their Mac, the forthcoming macOS Sequoia is going to make them confirm that choice weekly.

Pop-up notification warning that CleanShot X can access the computer's screen and audio, with options to open system settings or continue to allow.
Any app that has screen capture or screen recording features will cause this prompt to appear

As well as removing the Control-click option to skip Gatekeeper security, macOS Sequoia is also going to show a prompt every week about screen recording. This obviously affects apps that record screens, from ScreenFlow to CleanShot X, but its impact goes further.

There are accessibility apps that use screen recording, for instance. Keyboard Maestro can use it to look for specific buttons being shown on a screen, and even the Bartender app uses it as part of controlling menubar apps.

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