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Apple is tightening macOS permissions to require explicit user confirmation for full disk access, specifically addressing the heightened security risks posed by autonomous AI agents that could otherwise scan local data without consent. This policy shift directly impacts the development and deployment of next-generation AI models on consumer hardware, marking a significant evolution in how machine learning applications interact with local system resources.

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

The VergeOctober 2, 20263 min read

Apple will add new limits for "full disk access" on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it's rolling out new controls to "ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do so with very explicit user action." The change comes just weeks after Inc's Jason Aten found that Meta's Muse AI somehow knew the contents of his messages, despite not giving the chatbot explicit permission to access them on his iPhone or Mac. Meta spokesperson Andy Stone pushed back on this report, saying access to Messages is "entirely opt-in. … Read the full story at The Verge.

Mac apps will soon need ‘very explicit user action’ to gain full disk access, according to Apple. Mac apps will soon need ‘very explicit user action’ to gain full disk access, according to Apple. is a news writer who…

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