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Apple will update Macs to protect users from AI agents with full disk access
mashable.com/tech/apple-will-update-full-disk-access-due-to-updates-ai-agents
Replying to @TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com
Good change.
- It helps the less tech savvy users,
- It actually forces developers to write their app properly.
Software should not operate at a privileged level “just in case”, but rather have a well-defined functional boundary.
Replying to @Ashrakal@lemmy.ml
It’s not clear exactly what Apple is going to impose here. In principle, trying to ensure users understand the implications of a permission is good. In practice, Apple is famous for keeping users from making decisions they might reasonably want to make on phones, and it’s starting to creep into the Mac; installing an app Apple hasn’t signed requires the command line, for example.
Apple also has a history of requiring excessively scary permission requests for things that Apple apps do without prompting. They abuse the permission system to foster a sense that Apple products are safe and any competitor is dangerous.
Right, because they only make money on apps purchased from The App Store.
Even from their store. They were being investigated by German antitrust authorities and last month they agreed to reduce the fear mongering for EU users. The agreement doesn’t apply to the rest of the world.
Replying to @phailhaus@piefed.social
Competitors meaning also third party apps.
Apple’s apps have inherently more permissions than third party apps can ever dream of