Apple Tightens Mac Full Disk Access Over AI Agent Risks — SkimNews
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- Apple is changing its macOS "Full Disk Access" permission settings to curb abuse by AI agents, with Bloomberg framing the move as a "guard" against them
- TechCrunch reports Apple explicitly cited "new risks from AI agents" as the reason for tightening the controls
- Full Disk Access is a macOS permission category that grants apps broad read/write access to user data including messages, files, and backups — the very surface AI agents are now being designed to traverse
Why it matters: Full Disk Access is one of the deepest permission tiers on macOS, and the change signals Apple is treating AI agents as a distinct threat class warranting its own hardening pass rather than a generic app-vetting problem. Users and developers relying on AI tools that need broad file access will inherit whatever restrictions Apple imposes.
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