Apple Tightens AI Agent Access to Files in macOS

Apple published a developer notice on changes to Full Disk Access in macOS: access to files, mail, messages and browsing history will require explicit user confirmation. The move follows reports of AI agents reading private user data without their knowledge.

• Apple requires explicit user consent for Full Disk Access by AI agents
• On iOS third-party apps cannot read mail or encrypted messages
• In tests 8,648 of 272,000 injection attempts against AI agents succeeded
• No effective date for the changes has been announced