macOS 27.3 could change how you grant AI agents Full Disk Access, here’s how
Last month, Apple announced it’d be tightening privacy controls in a future macOS update, in response to AI agents requesting Full Disk Access then going rogue with users data without them being fully aware. Now, we have an idea of how the changes might look. more…
Apple is set to tighten privacy controls in an upcoming macOS update, in response to concerns over AI agents accessing user data without explicit permission. The company has revealed that apps will require "very explicit user action" to grant Full Disk Access on Mac devices. This change comes after developers found a loophole that made it easier for users to allow the access without fully understanding the implications.
Starting with macOS 27.3, apps requesting files beyond their permission scope will no longer be logged and will not appear as an option for enabling Full Disk Access in the Settings app. While this may not fully address the issue, it is still in development and could potentially introduce new features such as Private Folders to grant scoped access to specific files.
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