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Apple overhauls macOS Full Disk Access to curb AI agents

Original: Apple is updating macOS security by overhauling its Full Disk Access permission model in direct response to AI agents. T

Apple is revamping macOS's Full Disk Access permission model in response to the rise of AI agents. The new approach is designed to stop agentic apps from demanding broad, persistent access to sensitive data such as local files, Mail stores, iMessage databases and browser histories. Observers see it as a direct acknowledgement that AI software is reshaping what desktop security rules must protect against.

Why now: AI agents increasingly request sweeping access to user data, prompting Apple to change how macOS security permissions work.

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• Apple is updating macOS security by overhauling its Full Disk Access permission model in direct response to AI agents. The changes aim to curb agentic apps from demanding sweeping, persistent access to local file systems, Mail stores, iMessage databases, and browser histories.… · gadgetry@techhub.social · 2

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