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Why Apple Rewrote Full Disk Access for AI Agents: Permission Is a Lease, Judgment Is per Action

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Why Apple Rewrote Full Disk Access for AI Agents: Permission Is a Lease, Judgment Is per Action On October 2, 2026, Apple announced "additional controls" for macOS Full Disk Access — going forward it can only be granted with "very explicit user action." Apple's verbatim reason: "Some developers are…

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  1. 2026-10-05 13:37 · DEV Community — AI
    Why Apple Rewrote Full Disk Access for AI Agents: Permission Is a Lease, Judgment Is per Action

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