Reddit debate: how much file and personal data access should AI agents really get?
BananaEducational617 · reddit · 2026-10-14
A new user on Reddit questions why people give AI agents full access to their machines, emails, and personal data just to automate a few tasks, calling it a massive privacy and security risk and the reason he hesitates to connect Claude to daily life. The thread asks how people who do this regularly actually keep their machines and data safe — a useful prompt for thinking through permission boundaries and least-privilege setups for agents.
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