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Apple Tightens Mac Full Disk Access, Citing Risks From AI Agents

Apple announced it will require 'very explicit user action' before apps can read a user's full filesystem, messages, and browsing history, pointing directly at risks from increasingly autonomous AI agents. The move follows reports that Meta's Muse AI accessed iPhone and Mac messages without clear user awareness, plus a ChatGPT Mac app vulnerability covered by The Verge.