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Apple to Add Finer Full Disk Access Controls as AI Agents Spread
Key Takeaways
- Apple is preparing updates to Macs' Full Disk Access setting so users are explicitly asked before a third-party app is granted access to a specific part of their system.
- Apple attributes the change to the rise of AI agents such as Meta's Muse, which recently surpassed 5 million downloads, and the risks of handing over full access to private data.
- Full Disk Access currently lets apps cover functions spanning email, messages and file systems in one request, unlike the piecemeal permission prompts used for camera or audio access.
- Inc. columnist Jason Aten found that Meta's Muse had synced his local Messages database and used it as task context, though he says he denied permission; Meta says that would be impossible if permission was declined.
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DT Editorial Team··via mashable.com