Apple is tightening macOS's Full Disk Access controls and requiring more explicit user actions after a reported incident with an AI app (Muse). The company frames the change as necessary because increasingly autonomous AI agents raise the stakes of granting apps sweeping access to files, mail, messages, and browsing history.
— This signals a broader shift: operating systems will be redesigned as safety and privacy gatekeepers for agentic AI, with consequences for developer practices, user consent models, and platform market power.
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2026.10.02
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Apple blog post announcing new controls around macOS Full Disk Access, prompted by a journalist's claim about Meta's Muse reading private messages and Apple's comment about agent autonomy increasing risk.
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