Meta brings Muse to the Mac, with access to local files and apps

Your move: Access to your files and Full Disk Access are both opt-in, Meta says

Meta released a native macOS app for Muse, its personal AI agent, nine days after Muse's initial launch on iOS, Android, and the web. The Mac app can read a user's files, calendar, notes, and messages across other Mac apps, organize folders, summarize emails and chats, and fill out forms using local files, with access controlled through opt-in permissions the user can change anytime in Mac settings. It keeps working in the background after the app window is closed, and Meta says it asks for confirmation before sensitive actions like deleting a file or sending a message. Meta runs the agent through what it calls a Muse Secure VM, a separate virtual environment meant to keep it away from a user's saved login details.

Why it matters

This is the deepest access Muse has had to a computer yet: real files, not just a phone screen or browser tab. Meta's own staff flagged privacy and security issues with Muse before its original launch, so if you install the Mac app, start with the narrower permissions (skip Full Disk Access at first) and watch how it behaves before widening what it can see.

Source: BetaNews ↗

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