Introduced with macOS Sonoma in late 2023, the purple dot is a privacy indicator. When you see it, it means that an application is recording system audio or recording your screen. Features like FaceTime and screen sharing — as well as videoconferencing tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams — may cause the purple dot to appear. Fortunately, there no reason for concern, as long as you granted these apps permission to record and monitor. The purple dot is actually part of a small family of Control...
