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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.

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
Primary source techcrunch.com ↗

Published October 2, 2026 · Category: AI Briefing

Overview

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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Originally published at techcrunch.com.

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