Apple is tightening macOS Full Disk Access controls to mitigate security risks posed by 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. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Latest TechCrunch Stories @latest-techcrunch-stories-Techcrunch

Apple 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" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/ http://www.techmeme.com/261002/p19#a261002p19

Apple has notified developers that, as AI agents become more advanced & autonomous, full-disk access to all data on a Mac poses an increasing risk https://www.newsshooter.com/2026/10/02/apple-has-notified-developers-that-as-ai-agents-become-more-advanced-autonomous-full-disk-access-to-all-data-on-a-mac-poses-an-increasing-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-has-notified-developers-that-as-ai-agents-become-more-advanced-autonomous-full-disk-access-to-all-data-on-a-mac-poses-an-increasing-risk