Safety · 2026-10-02

Apple to update Mac to protect users from AI agents with full disk access

Apple plans to update Mac computers to protect people from AI agents that have full access to files on the disk.

✨ What we know

Apple has said it will release an update for Mac computers. Its goal is to protect users from AI agents that are allowed to have full access to the disk.

The short announcement offers few details, including when the update will arrive and which specific actions it will be able to block.

📌 What full disk access means

An AI agent is a program based on artificial intelligence that can carry out actions on a computer on its own instead of a human. For example, it can find files, move them, or change them.

Full disk access means such a program can see and change virtually all files on the computer, including personal documents, photos, and passwords stored in an unprotected form. That is why system-level protection matters: it allows users to control what such a program can do.

If you use a Mac, it is useful to regularly check which apps have access to files in System Settings, and to grant such access only to apps you truly trust.

Sources: 🔗 Google News