1. Apple to enhance Mac privacy controls amid rising AI agent data risks

Apple to enhance Mac privacy controls amid rising AI agent data risks

Technology

  • Apple announced plans to tighten macOS Full Disk Access controls to protect sensitive personal data.
  • Apps will require explicit user authorisation before accessing files, emails, messages, and browsing history.
  • Apple noted that increasingly autonomous AI agents make broad system-wide data access far more risky.
  • The decision follows growing privacy concerns surrounding AI tools, including disputed claims involving Meta's Muse.

Source: storyboard18.com

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