Apple Tightens macOS Full Disk Access as AI Agents Raise Private Data Risks
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Updated · Computerworld · Oct 5
Apple Tightens macOS Full Disk Access as AI Agents Raise Private Data Risks
3 articles · Updated · Computerworld · Oct 5
Summary
Apple said it will add extra user-facing steps before macOS apps can receive Full Disk Access, making the permission harder to grant casually.
Full Disk Access can bypass many privacy controls and expose files, mail, messages and browsing history; Apple said some developers are using it in ways users may not fully understand.
AI agents drove the change, according to Apple and security researchers, who warned that increasingly autonomous assistants could abuse broad system access once users approve it.
Developers outside the App Store and some endpoint security vendors objected to the added friction, though several acknowledged the underlying risk to user and contact privacy.