Apple has just been forced to respond to the flurry of AI agent apps, like Meta’s Muse, which are accessing Mac users’ private data.
According to Apple, the company will soon release additional controls to “Full Disk Access,” which will explicitly ask Mac users if they’d like to grant a third-party access to a specific part of their system. With Full Disk Access, AI agents can complete a much wider range of tasks for users, but these users may not understand the cybersecurity risks of agentic AI.
Apple says it is specifically doing this due to the rise of AI agents like Muse, which recently surpassed 5 million downloads, and the risks associated with handing over full access to a user’s full private data.
Big banks are worried AI agents could increase the risk of scams and fraud
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