Apple Tightens Mac App Data Access Rules as AI Agents Surge

Apple told developers on October 2 that Mac apps will need more explicit user consent before receiving Full Disk Access, the macOS permission that reaches private files, mail and messages. The company cites increasingly autonomous AI agents as raising the stakes of broad grants. No release date or details of the new confirmation process were given.

• Apple plans to require "very explicit user action" before granting Full Disk Access
• The permission exposes mail, messages and browsing history to apps that receive it
• Meta disputes claims its Muse agent read Messages without both Full Disk Access and a connector
• A separate ChatGPT Mac flaw let existing malware act through the app; OpenAI says it fixed it