--- title: Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’... description: Apple is adding new controls around macOS's Full Disk Access permission after concerns that AI desktop agents could exploit the broad access this setting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-says-it-s-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents-wmpoffpug twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents | daily.dev og:description: Apple is adding new controls around macOS's Full Disk Access permission after concerns that AI desktop agents could exploit the broad access this setting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-says-it-s-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents-wmpoffpug og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/WMPOfFpug.png og:image:alt: Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple is adding new controls around macOS's Full Disk Access permission after concerns that AI desktop agents could exploit the broad access this setting grants. The move follows a journalist's disputed claim that Meta's Muse app read his private messages, and a separate Wired report on a flaw in ChatGPT's Mac app that could have exposed sensitive data. Apple says future controls will require 'very explicit user action' before an app can be granted this level of access, warning that risks grow as AI agents become more capable and autonomous. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why is Apple changing how macOS Full Disk Access permission works for AI apps? Apple is adding new controls requiring very explicit user action before an app can be granted Full Disk Access, which allows reading files, mail, messages, and browsing history. The change follows reports that Meta's Muse AI agent may have read a user's private messages (disputed by Meta) and a separate flaw found in ChatGPT's Mac app that could have exposed sensitive data to hackers. _Developers building desktop AI agents can follow macOS permission changes like this one on daily.dev._ ### What security flaw was found in the ChatGPT Mac app? A Wired report cited a flaw in ChatGPT's Mac app that could have let hackers access sensitive data on a user's system. This vulnerability, along with concerns about AI agents like Meta's Muse reading private messages, prompted Apple to announce stricter controls around the Full Disk Access permission used by many desktop AI tools. _Teams evaluating AI desktop assistants can track emerging security disclosures like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Shadow AI and the permissions problem: what to check before handing AI the keys](https://daily.dev/posts/shadow-ai-and-the-permissions-problem-what-to-check-before-handing-ai-the-keys-vr7qi9mzb) · IT Security Guru · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Respecting your users' dread of the clankers](https://daily.dev/posts/respecting-your-users-dread-of-the-clankers-mypza4yrj) · thoughbot · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I turned on Windows 11's AI agents, then immediately revoked their file access](https://daily.dev/posts/i-turned-on-windows-11-s-ai-agents-then-immediately-revoked-their-file-access-ccegs53fj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [AI 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