> Similarly, window switchers like my rcmd app (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd) need access to window titles to function properly, but for that, the app has to ask for Screen Recording permissions. I don't need to record anything, I just need the damn title text and users will be happy to give access to that, but not to recording the screen.
Window titles can and often do contain very personal information. A window titled "Planned Parenthood | Official Site" in the hands of a bad actor or some relative-monitoring spyware could have disastrous consequences.
> Want to paste some text into a text field? Accessibility Permissions.
Only if you aren't relying on user-initiated pasting like right click ' cmd+v.
Of course, not saying those should be allowed by default. But being such often used in utilities, they would benefit from
Instead of the scary and totally unnecessary screen recording permission.