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Apple will update Macs to protect users from AI agents with full disk access (mashable.com)
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[–] 7 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Yeah, I read it. That’s kind of the point. Apple’s adding more guardrails because people will click Allow on damn near anything without thinking about what they’re actually giving access to. 🙄

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    It’s also because Apple’s permissions are hilariously monolithic. A lot of their permissions are set up as an all-or-nothing event, instead of allowing granular control. Full disc access is a great example, where a user should be able to grant access to specific folders and files on an as-needed basis. But that’s not the default behavior. The default behavior is to just go “hey do you wanna give this app access to everything?

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  • [–] -1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

    Or an update adds it without your knowledge…

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  • [–] 1 point 4 hours ago

    Apps can’t add permissions via an update. If an app adds a new feature with an update that requires a new permission, the user will be prompted the first time the app tries to use that new feature.

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