{"id":41350,"date":"2023-12-07T15:14:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T20:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=41350"},"modified":"2024-05-06T16:02:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T20:02:13","slug":"privacy-manifests-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/12\/07\/privacy-manifests-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy Manifests Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=r1henawx\">Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/news\/?id=r1henawx\">\n<p>Starting in spring 2024, if your new app or app update submission adds a third-party SDK that is commonly used in apps on the App&nbsp;Store, you&rsquo;ll need to include the privacy manifest for the SDK. Signatures are also required when the SDK is used as a binary dependency.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Based on the feedback we received from developers, the list of approved reasons has been expanded to include additional use cases. If you have a use case that directly benefits users that isn&rsquo;t covered by an existing approved reason, <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/contact\/request\/privacy-manifest-reason\/\">submit a request<\/a> for a new reason to be added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/developer.apple.com\/documentation\/bundleresources\/privacy_manifest_files\/describing_use_of_required_reason_api?language=objc\">updated list<\/a>. It mercifully still does not seem to apply to Mac apps.<\/p>\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/20\/privacy-manifests\/\">Privacy Manifests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"privacy-manifests-update-update-2024-03-07\">Update (2024-03-07): <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@jsq\/112044726637191656\">Jesse Squires<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@jsq\/112044726637191656\"><p> Apple&rsquo;s security theater and review bureaucracy are just next-level now. I love how they keep finding ways to &ldquo;innovate&rdquo; in this space.<\/p><p>Apple: &ldquo;Here&rsquo;s an AP to save app preferences!&rdquo;<\/p><p>Dev: <em>uses API<\/em><\/p><p>Apple: &ldquo;WHY ARE YOU USING THIS API? YOU MUST TELL US.&rdquo;<\/p><p>Dev: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m saving app preferences&rdquo;<\/p><p>Apple: &ldquo;Oh, ok. lol. Please fill out this paperwork.&rdquo;<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple: Starting in spring 2024, if your new app or app update submission adds a third-party SDK that is commonly used in apps on the App&nbsp;Store, you&rsquo;ll need to include the privacy manifest for the SDK. Signatures are also required when the SDK is used as a binary dependency. 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