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Apple is adding more controls around macOS Full Disk Access

Techmeme links to TechCrunch coverage of Apple's warning that AI agents have increased the risks of this level of access.

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Techmeme links to a TechCrunch report that Apple is adding controls around Full Disk Access on macOS. Apple says AI agents have increased “the risks associated with this level of access.”

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developer.apple.comUpdates to Full Disk Access in macOS - Latest News - Apple Developer
@TechmemeApple says it is adding additional controls around "Full Disk Access" on macOS as AI agents have increased "the risks associated with this level of access" (@sarahpereztc / TechCrunch) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)2h
@engadgetThere's an increasingly high cost to convenience. https://www.engadget.com/2276186/apple-sounds-the-alarm-on-ai-agents-and-full-disk-access/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox-Engadget&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=17909693391h
@MacRumorsApple Announces 'Full Disk Access' Changes on macOS Due to AI Agents https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/02/apple-announces-macos-full-disk-access-changes/55m
@NeowinFeedApple has confirmed it is tightening full disk access after Meta's Muse AI reads private DMs on iPhone and Mac. Here's how. #Apple #GPT #Muse #iPhone #Mac https://www.neowin.net/news/apple-making-full-disk-access-harder-after-metas-muse-ai-reads-private-dms-on-iphone-mac/44m
@vergeMac apps will soon need ‘very explicit user action’ to gain full disk access, according to Apple. https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004295/apple-limit-mac-disk-access-ai-agents38m
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    developer.apple.comUpdates to Full Disk Access in macOS - Latest News - Apple Developer
    @TechmemeApple says it is adding additional controls around "Full Disk Access" on macOS as AI agents have increased "the risks associated with this level of access" (@sarahpereztc / TechCrunch) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)2h
    @engadgetThere's an increasingly high cost to convenience. https://www.engadget.com/2276186/apple-sounds-the-alarm-on-ai-agents-and-full-disk-access/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=Echobox-Engadget&utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=17909693391h
    @MacRumorsApple Announces 'Full Disk Access' Changes on macOS Due to AI Agents https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/02/apple-announces-macos-full-disk-access-changes/55m
    @NeowinFeedApple has confirmed it is tightening full disk access after Meta's Muse AI reads private DMs on iPhone and Mac. Here's how. #Apple #GPT #Muse #iPhone #Mac https://www.neowin.net/news/apple-making-full-disk-access-harder-after-metas-muse-ai-reads-private-dms-on-iphone-mac/44m
    @vergeMac apps will soon need ‘very explicit user action’ to gain full disk access, according to Apple. https://www.theverge.com/tech/1004295/apple-limit-mac-disk-access-ai-agents38m
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