1. A method comprising: executing, by a processor of a computing device, at least a portion of a first application that includes a first tab and a second tab from a plurality of tabs, each of the plurality of tabs being associated with a respective document that is configured to be rendered for display by the first application; accessing a permission setting for the first tab, the permission setting being a permission to record an audio and/or visual signal; determining the permission to record the audio and/or visual signal for the first tab of the plurality of tabs based on the permission setting; in response to determining the first tab of the plurality of tabs has the permission to and a second application is recording the audio and/or visual signal, providing a graphical indication, associated with the first tab and visible when a label handle for the first tab is visible, visible when the second tab is in focus and visible when the first tab is not in focus, the graphical indication indicates to a user of the computing device that the first tab is recording the audio and/or visual signal; and triggering a display of the graphical indication within a notification center associated with an operating system executed by the processor of the computing device when the label handle for the first tab is hidden.