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Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents
Apple is rewriting macOS security rules because AI agents now pose a threat they didn't design for.
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Why it matters
Apple is tightening Full Disk Access controls in response to risks from increasingly capable AI agents gaining broad file, message, mail, and browsing history access. This signals a systemic security boundary problem: agent autonomy is outpacing platform permission models designed for human-directed tools.
The key facts
5 to knowApple announcing new Full Disk Access controls for macOS
Controls triggered by 'increasingly capable AI agents'
Scope of access risk: files, messages, mail, browsing history
Published: October 2, 2026
No specific technical details or timeline disclosed in reporting
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Publisher excerpt: 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.