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Apple to add macOS controls for Full Disk Access amid AI agent risks

In brief

Apple plans to add macOS controls requiring more explicit user action before apps can access files, emails, messages and browsing history. The changes address risks associated with increasingly capable AI agents receiving broad access through Full Disk Access.

Generated automatically by AI from 6 sources, without editorial review · updated 3 Oct

What changed

  1. 2 Oct, 18:11Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents · TechCrunch
  2. 2 Oct, 21:33Apple is adding new privacy safeguards for Mac users as AI agents get more powerful · Business Insider
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Chronological coverage

  1. 2 October
  2. Mashable
    Latest2 Oct, 21:50

    Apple will update Macs to protect users from AI agents with full disk access

    Apple is going to roll out update to "Full Disk Access" as a result of AI agents.

    favorable toward Apple
    MashableMashable
  3. Business Insider
    Follow-up2 Oct, 21:33

    Apple is adding new privacy safeguards for Mac users as AI agents get more powerful

    Apple plans new macOS controls requiring more explicit user action before apps can access emails, messages, browsing history, and personal files.

    Business InsiderBusiness Insider•Katherine Li (katherineli@businessinsider.com)
  4. CryptoBriefing
    Follow-up2 Oct, 20:13

    Apple tightens Mac full disk access as AI agents push for deeper data reach

    Apple's move to restrict Mac's Full Disk Access highlights growing privacy concerns as AI agents seek deeper integration with user data.

    CryptoBriefingCryptoBriefing•Diego Almada Lopez
  5. The Verge
    Follow-up2 Oct, 20:08

    Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk

    Apple will add new limits for "full disk access" on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch.

    The VergeThe Verge•Emma Roth
  6. MacRumors
    Follow-up2 Oct, 19:59

    Apple Announces 'Full Disk Access' Changes on macOS Due to AI Agents

    In a post on its developer news website today, Apple announced that it will be introducing "additional controls" for the "Full Disk Access" setting on macOS due to new risks posed by AI agents.

    MacRumorsMacRumors•Joe Rossignol
  7. TechCrunch
    First seen2 Oct, 18:11

    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.

    TechCrunchTechCrunch•Sarah Perez