How do I know when someone is sharing my screen?

[blah35]

Hello, experts. When I'm at work, is there a way to know when someone, such as an administrator, is looking at my screen?

It's clear when they've taken over the computer because they are moving the mouse, but how do I know if/when they're watching it?

Thanks so much for the help!

 

[TEG]

You should simply be able to turn on the sharing preferences menu item, or disable VNC and Apple Remote desktops connections.

If on Windows, there should be a way, but I'm not sure how, but I would suggest just turning off "Remote Assistance".

TEG

 

[skythefly13]

Hello, experts. When I'm at work, is there a way to know when someone, such as an administrator, is looking at my screen?

It's clear when they've taken over the computer because they are moving the mouse, but how do I know if/when they're watching it?

Thanks so much for the help!

There should be a small binoculars icon up by the Airport icon, time, and spotlight up on the menu bar. (Bluetooth, time machine, sync icons if you have them, too.) This pops up only when your computer is being watched

 

[KingYaba]

There should be a small binoculars icon up by the Airport icon, time, and spotlight up on the menu bar. (Bluetooth, time machine, sync icons if you have them, too.) This pops up only when your computer is being watched

You should have added the fact that he must turn that thing on himself which may cause problems is he is not the administrator or does not have access to an administrator password on that computer.

system preferences - sharing - highlight remote management and check the box. If you're running 10.4 then it's slightly different.

 

[Bryanw3535]

There should be a small binoculars icon up by the Airport icon, time, and spotlight up on the menu bar. (Bluetooth, time machine, sync icons if you have them, too.) This pops up only when your computer is being watched

I'm not sure if that's entirely accurate.

The binoculars are always there. Right now if I click it it says "No Administrator" which means there's obviously nobody watching. However, sometimes it says "Ready Mode" which means someone has the capacity to watch my computer.

How do I know if someone is actively watching?