Apple announced additional controls for Full Disk Access on the Mac on October 2. Granting this broad permission will require a particularly explicit user action.
The company says access originally intended for backup applications bypasses major privacy controls. It can expose files, email, messages and browsing history. For communications, that also affects the privacy of other participants.
Apple explicitly links the change to increasingly capable and autonomous AI agents. Reuters independently reports the announcement. This record documents the proposed measure, not a proven incident involving a particular provider.
The notice gives neither a release date nor a macOS version. The design and effectiveness of the additional controls remain unknown. This risk signal is not a report of safeguards already shipped.