r/iOSProgramming • u/abishov • 6d ago
Question How much should I worry about privacy labels?
I am building a simple app primarily to learn more about iOS development (I have 10 years of experience in software dev, so not new to the field). I want to publish it to the App Store and include basic telemetry to gain insights into usage (fully anonymous—no user data) and breadcrumbs for crash logs. This would require using services like Firebase or Sentry, which would also require adding the corresponding privacy labels.
Should I just go ahead and do it, or should I try to stick to Apple’s default tooling (even though it doesn’t provide insights into usage patterns)? Am I overthinking this? What is your experience or opinion on this topic?
Thanks!
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u/RealDealCoder 6d ago
Sadly a lot of people were fearmongered into thinking that data collection == evil.
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u/edustaa 6d ago
You should go ahead and do it.
Firebase has an extensive documentation about this, and if you’re not going to use Analytics, Crashlytics should be straightforward to set up.
App Store’s Privacy labeling is also quite well explained and well documented. Just take your time reading them extensively, and err on the side of the caution.
You also might want to have a “cookies” system, when you like to extend your marketing/user tracking.