CupertinoApple will restrict Mac full disk access for AI agents.
One grant exposes an app to a user’s files, emails, messages and browsing history.
Full disk access, built for backup tools, largely sidesteps the privacy controls in Apple’s developer interfaces.
Meta has not formally answered user complaints that its Muse agent accessed private messages.
Apple gave no start date for the new controls.
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- The National
- ties new privacy controls to AI agents accessing private messages, highlights full disk access bypassing API protections
Sources: The National