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Apple plans stricter macOS privacy controls in response to AI agents

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Apple announced plans to introduce tighter controls for the Full Disk Access permission on macOS. The company stated that the growing use of artificial intelligence agents requesting broad entry to user files, messages, mail, and browsing history creates new security risks. [1][2]

While specific details regarding the upcoming changes have not yet been shared, Apple emphasized the importance of users understanding the implications of granting applications extraordinary access to their computers. [1]

What changed

Apple is updating macOS privacy features to address risks introduced by increasingly capable AI agents. [1][2]

What remains uncertain

Apple has not shared specific details about how the updated macOS controls will function. [1]

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9to5Mac ↗

[1] 9to5MacPublisher coverage

Oct 2, 1:34 PM CT

Apple says it’s tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents

Amid the rapid rise in AI agents requesting “Full Disk Access” to your Mac, Apple says it is making changes to macOS to protect user privacy. While the company hasn’t shared specifics, Apple says users should understand what it means to give an app such “extraordinary” access to their Mac.

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[2] TechCrunchPublisher coverage

Oct 2, 1:11 PM CT

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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