<ul><li>Starting May 1, 2024, new or updated apps that have a newly added third-party SDK that's on the list of commonly used third-party SDKs will need to submit required reasons for each listed API, privacy manifests, and valid signatures.</li><li>The process of adding a privacy manifest file to an app can be simplified using a privacy manifest generator tool, as manually editing plist files can be tedious.</li><li>The list of third-party SDKs provided by Apple lacks links to SDK project homepages or GitHub repos, making it difficult to identify SDKs with limited information. Some popular SDKs related to privacy, like TikTok SDK, GoogleAds, and Unity Ads SDK, are missing from the list.</li><li>Analysis of network traffic reveals that despite privacy manifests, certain apps like Facebook, Google Chrome, Instagram, Spotify, and Threads still send device information off-device, raising questions on the effectiveness of privacy manifests.</li></ul>

Apple’s Third-Party SDK List for Privacy Manifests

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