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Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
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.
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TechCrunch and 9to5Mac both frame the story as Apple tightening macOS privacy protections in response to AI agents and their requests for Full Disk Access. TechCrunch is more specific, saying Apple will add new controls and spelling out the kinds of data that broad access can reach, while 9to5Mac emphasizes the general privacy warning and notes that Apple has not shared specifics. 9to5Mac alone includes Apple’s language about “extraordinary” access.
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