When I give something a "Full Disk Access" permission, I expect it to have full access to what's on my disk, including "files, mail, messages, and even (gasp) browsing history"! Who are those mysterious people who expect their browsing history to be magically excluded from something called Full fucking Disk Access?
> Huh? Seems like a disingenuous statement. I hope they update that sentence with something more accurate.
Right, the classic use case for FDA is Terminal app, not backups. I don't think backup apps even need FDA, because they use the Apple ASR tool that already has special permissions.
My understanding is that Meta Muse simply opens the System Settings Full Disk Access pane, and the user has to enable it themselves using System Settings, which says, "Allow the applications below to access data like Mail, Messages, Safari..." and which requires an administrator password to change.
Thus, I'm not sure what more Apple can do here, but I'm definitely afraid of what they're going to do.
IMHO, it's good to add more specific controls for this. After reading this, I went and checked my list of app with full disk access:
- Ghostty (fine, it's my terminal)
- Alfred (fine, I use it for searching everywhere)
Then I have a few turned off:
- Spotify (why does it need full disk access) ??
- Gemini (nope, don't need it to know everything about my computer)
One update away to revoking Full Disk Access in the future. This commercial has come full circle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuqZ8AqmLPY
Am I getting old? "full disk access" used to be something that's supposed to be normal; if you're the owner of the machine.
Everyday, we get one step closer to the year of the Linux desktop.
Oh no, even more permission prompts on macOS. It's already almost unusable due to the existing ones.
When I give something a "Full Disk Access" permission, I expect it to have full access to what's on my disk, including "files, mail, messages, and even (gasp) browsing history"! Who are those mysterious people who expect their browsing history to be magically excluded from something called Full fucking Disk Access?
Most people don’t know what a disk is.
"Full Disk Access largely sidesteps these controls in order to allow backup apps to function properly on the Mac"
Huh? Seems like a disingenuous statement. I hope they update that sentence with something more accurate.
However, I've wanted much more granularity and pervasive permissions so I'm glad they're adding them.
> Huh? Seems like a disingenuous statement. I hope they update that sentence with something more accurate.
Right, the classic use case for FDA is Terminal app, not backups. I don't think backup apps even need FDA, because they use the Apple ASR tool that already has special permissions.
My understanding is that Meta Muse simply opens the System Settings Full Disk Access pane, and the user has to enable it themselves using System Settings, which says, "Allow the applications below to access data like Mail, Messages, Safari..." and which requires an administrator password to change.
Thus, I'm not sure what more Apple can do here, but I'm definitely afraid of what they're going to do.
If there is one thing I absolutely despise with all of my heart, then it's mega corporations patronizing their paying customers.