Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk
Mac apps will soon need ‘very explicit user action’ to gain full disk access, according to Apple.
by Emma Roth
Oct 2, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC
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Apple will add new limits for “full disk access” on Mac in response to risks posed by AI agents, as reported earlier by TechCrunch. In an update on Friday, Apple says it’s rolling out new controls to “ensure that users who genuinely wish to grant an app this extraordinary level of access can only do so with very explicit user action.”
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