Apple changes Mac OS after complaints over Meta’s AI agent accessing private data
Apple is updating its macOS security protocols to provide users with more granular control over AI agents requesting 'Full Disk Access'. This move follows public criticism regarding Meta's 'Muse' AI agent, which users alleged accessed private data without explicit permission.
Why it matters
It highlights the growing tension between AI autonomy and user privacy, forcing major tech companies to rethink data permission models.
Apple is planning to change its Mac operating system, and the reason are AI Agents. The company wants to make it more clear to users when AI agents ask to access all of the data on their Macs. The announcement comes after some users have criticized Meta's Muse, an AI agent for accessing their private messages. While on Apple's iPhones and iPads, no single app can access data inside another app by default, company's Macs are more flexible. Apple Macs come with a 'Full Disk Access' option that allows apps such as cloud backup services to access all the data on a machine, with a user's permission.In an update posted on its developer website, Apple said that some developers were using the Full Disk Access feature in ways that could put users at risk.
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