Privacy concern: Claude Code appears to take screenshots without clear disclosure
Resolved 💬 2 comments Opened Nov 8, 2025 by ravituringworks Closed Nov 8, 2025
Description
When viewing Claude's summary of fixes/changes and navigating to the text in the editor, macOS displays a screenshot indicator, suggesting Claude Code is capturing the screen. These screenshots don't appear on my desktop, which raises concerns they may be transmitted to Claude servers.
Steps to Reproduce
- Have Claude make code changes and provide a summary
- Click/navigate to the summary text in the editor
- Observe macOS screenshot notification/indicator
Expected Behavior
- Clear documentation about when and why screenshots are captured
- User control over screenshot capture
- Explicit consent before capturing screen content
Environment
- OS: macOS (Darwin 25.1.0)
- Claude Code version: Latest
Privacy Concerns
- Where are these screenshots being sent?
- What data is being collected?
- How can users disable this feature?
- Why isn't this documented in the privacy policy?
Request
Please clarify:
- Is this intended behavior?
- What permissions does Claude Code require and why?
- How can users opt out?
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