Apple Tightens macOS 'Full Disk Access' Controls As AI Agents 'Substantially' Increase Risk

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By BeauHDOct 2, 2026, 5:00 pm94 ptsTrending
Apple says it will tighten macOS Full Disk Access controls as increasingly capable AI agents raise the risks of apps gaining broad access to users' files, messages, mail, and browsing history. TechCrunch reports: Days after a journalist claimed that Meta's Muse app on Mac read their private messages -- a claim…

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