Apple says it’s tightening macOS privacy controls amid the rise of AI agents

By Chance Miller · 9to5Mac · Friday, 2 October 2026 at 18:34 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

Amid the rapid rise in AI agents requesting “Full Disk Access” to your Mac, Apple says it is making changes to macOS to protect user privacy.

While the company hasn’t shared specifics, Apple says users should understand what it means to give an app such “extraordinary” access to their Mac.

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