TechApple changes full-disk access permissions to curb AI agent abuse

Apple says it will change macOS privacy settings to stop third-party developers from misusing access to message histories. The announcement follows Jason Aten’s account that Meta’s general-purpose AI agent Muse sent an unsolicited notification referring to an Apple Messages thread with a coworker. Meta says Muse needs both full-disk access and an enabled Messages connector to access messages.

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