Updates to Full Disk Access in macOS

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What happened

Article URL: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=p6zjojqw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49937631 Points: 162 # Comments: 96…

Key facts

  • Article URL: https://developer.apple.com/news/?id=p6zjojqw Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49937631 Points: 162 # Comments: 96…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:37:01 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

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Coverage timeline

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  1. Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents

  2. Apple sounds the alarm on AI agents and 'Full Disk Access'

  3. Updates to Full Disk Access in macOS

  4. Apple will limit Mac disk access as AI agents ‘substantially’ increase risk

  5. Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agents

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