Apple introduces privacy rules for third-party access to notifications
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By Marcus Mendes
Published on March 31, 2026.
Apple has updated its Developer Program License Agreement with new rules on how third-party accessories must handle forwarded notifications and Live Activities. This comes as part of the interoperability requirements of the Digital Markets Act, which Apple argued would cause delays for new features in Europe and present new privacy and security threats. The new rules prohibit third parties from using Forwarding Information for advertising, profiling, training models, or monitoring location, nor from storing this data remotely. The terms also prohibit sharing encryption keys with any other device, including the user’s iPhone.
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