Open Bug 1935326 Opened 2 months ago Updated 1 month ago

MacOS Screen recording privacy warning doesn't go away after screen sharing finishes

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(Core :: WebRTC: Audio/Video, defect)

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(Reporter: ycat36, Unassigned)

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Steps to reproduce:

I'm writing this from what a user contacted @FirefoxSupport about via DM

"Hello, I'm reaching out regarding a privacy issue I have been facing lately when using firefox.

I have given the screen sharing permission to firefox as I use the browser to have online meetings using google meet. I am able to share my screen during calls. However, even after the call has ended, my Macbook Air continues to inform me that the browser still has access to my screen -- which is concerning to say the least.

That notification goes away only after I restart my laptop after online calls, which is tedious and frustrating.

I would appreciate support on this privacy matter at your earliest. I have been using firefox for a while and had thought it was safe to use compared to competitor browsers. "

The user screen shared their screen into a Google Meet call.

Actual results:

The MacOS privacy warning for screen recording doesn't dissapear.

I can't verify this myself as I don't have a MacOS device.

Expected results:

After sharing finished, MacOS should stop saying Firefox is using screen recording.

The Bugbug bot thinks this bug should belong to the 'Core::Widget: Cocoa' component, and is moving the bug to that component. Please correct in case you think the bot is wrong.

Component: Untriaged → Widget: Cocoa
Product: Firefox → Core
Component: Widget: Cocoa → WebRTC: Audio/Video

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Flags: needinfo?(jib)

Hi Isaac, thanks for reporting. But what version of Firefox and MacOS is this with?

This doesn't repro for me on macOS 14.0, but I also see a dedicated (purple) screen sharing indicator+dropdown instead a "Privacy" sub-section under the settings dropdown. The 14.0+ drop-down has more direct language, like: "Firefox is capturing your screen", but it also goes away immediately once I stop capture or close the tab.

The only problem I found was if I refresh the webpage without stopping capture then the purple indicator only disappears after ~10 seconds. This might be a technical limitation, but doesn't seem to match your reported symptom.

MacOS has made a lot of recent changes in this area, so I would recommend the user update to the latest available version of MacOS and re-test.

The test page I used was https://jan-ivar.github.io/dummy/gdm.html

Flags: needinfo?(jib) → needinfo?(ycat36)

Thanks, have asked the user to update both Firefox and MacOS and retest, and will ask them for version info and more details if the issue persists.

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