Apple to tighten Full Disk Access controls on Mac after Meta Muse privacy scandal
Apple will add extra controls and explicit warnings for Full Disk Access on macOS after it emerged that Meta's Muse app analyzes users' communications hourly and builds a map of their relationships. The company calls the step critical but says it won't force repeated weekly confirmations.
- Meta Muse compiles hourly data on family, friends and colleagues
- Apple will add explicit warnings when granting Full Disk Access
- No forced repeated confirmations like in macOS Sequoia
- The feature was originally meant only for backup apps
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