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Apple to tighten macOS Full Disk Access over AI agent risks

Original: Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' controls due to new risks from AI agents | TechCrunch

Apple announced it will add new controls around macOS's Full Disk Access permission. The company warned that increasingly capable AI agents make broad access to users' files, messages, mail, and browsing history riskier, prompting tighter safeguards over which apps can read sensitive data.

Why now: AI agents are rapidly spreading, raising fresh privacy concerns about apps with sweeping access to personal data.

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• Apple says it's tightening macOS 'Full Disk Access' controls due to new risks from AI agents | TechCrunch · TechCrunch

  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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