macOS Full Disk Access controls for AI agents
Apple said it will change macOS so that apps, including AI agents, can get Full Disk Access only through very explicit user action, after complaints about Meta's Muse.
Apple said it will add controls that make it more obvious when an AI agent asks for access to all data on a Mac. The change follows a columnist's claim that Meta's Muse read private Messages data. Meta said Muse needs both Full Disk Access and the Messages connector to be enabled. Apple gave no macOS version or release date.
- Date
- Friday 2 October 2026
- Lab
- Apple
- Kind
- feature
- Access
- research preview
Meta's Muse is unrelated to Microsoft's Muse (WHAM) already in the tracker. Release timing and macOS version are not stated.
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