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Policy & Regulation

Apple will tighten Full Disk Access after AI agents started reading everything

Apple says it will redesign the macOS permission that hands an approved app the keys to a user's files, mail and browsing history, after finding that AI assistants are quietly using it to hoover up personal data.

4 min read
A network security operations center with multiple analysts monitoring AI agent activities on wraparound displays, permission trees and malicious instruction de
AI Security

AIR Security Raises $50 Million to Build a Firewall for AI Agents

A new startup wants to screen the AI tools companies are rushing to adopt, checking them for hidden malicious instructions and overly broad permissions before they cause harm.

3 min read
A Windows 11 system settings screen displaying a new granular privacy control panel, with per-application camera and microphone toggles being configured, resemb
Policy & Regulation

Windows 11 to Let Users Approve Camera and Microphone Access App by App

Microsoft is testing per-app privacy toggles in a Windows 11 Insider build, moving desktop software closer to the consent prompts phones have used for years.

4 min read
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