Personal agents' broad macOS access faces an Apple crackdown, warns dev
signulll · x · 2026-10-03
The author argues that many personal agent products currently operate by requesting extremely broad system access — syncing large amounts of data from users' Macs, including messages, mail, files, and browser history. iMessage-based agents in particular often rely on access Apple never designed as a durable platform.
As personal agents become more common, there's a real chance Apple keeps locking things down, adds more granular permissions, or forces developers onto sanctioned APIs — a meaningful risk for the entire agent ecosystem.
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