Apple tightens macOS Full Disk Access controls as AI agents are deemed to pose higher risk to user files and data.
Read the original at techcrunch.com→Apple says it will add new controls around macOS’s Full Disk Access permission, warning that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users’ files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier.
Original headline: "Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents"
Coverage timeline
- Oct 2, 18:11 UTC TechCrunch AI lead source Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
- Oct 2, 20:08 UTC The Verge AI Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk
- Oct 2, 21:36 UTC Hacker News (AI) Apple to Tighten Mac Data Controls in Guard Against AI Agents
- Oct 2, 22:15 UTC Hacker News (AI) Tightening Full Disk Access on macOS, in Response to AI Apps Running Amok
- Oct 2, 23:03 UTC Ars Technica AI Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents
- Oct 4, 16:02 UTC Hacker News (AI) Apple says it's tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents