> I imagine “absolutely must” is up to interpretation. There is no way for app developers to "force" additional privileges. They still can't exit(0), but for

> I imagine “absolutely must” is up to interpretation. There is no way for app developers to "force" additional privileges. They still can't exit(0), but for instance a GPS tracking app (navigation, running, whatever) that isn't allowed access to the GPS can't very well function without GPS access, so in that case your app is allowed to fail. They cannot be excempted from asking for, and abiding by the users decision, but they can be excempted for not working "as advertised" should the user not provide the needed capabilities.