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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.

Source: TechCrunch AI · techcrunch.com Published 2026-10-02T18:11:27+00:00 Detected 2026-10-03T01:17:26+00:00
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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.

Signal Strength 95% Technical label SOURCE-BACKED Public Interest 28 Category USEFUL NOW Reader Depth GENERAL Event context 3 sources

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