CNContactPicker grant permission not prompting

Question

I'm updating my app to use CNContacts instead of AB. I've noticed that I am not getting prompted for granting permission to my Contacts. In the below switch, it is correctly telling me I am denied access - but then it doesn't prompt me to give it access. Furthermore, it just displays the picker and even stores the chosen properties into the tableview I am populating...

Is it not required to get permission to grab phone numbers or emails out of Contacts? I am confused why my code seems to be working if I am ".Denied"

//This code is called when you hit the "add a contact" button on my UI
switch CNContactStore.authorizationStatusForEntityType(.Contacts){
    case .Authorized:
        print("Already authorized")
        presentPicker()
        /* Access the address book */
    case .Denied:
        print("Denied access to address book")

        store.requestAccessForEntityType(.Contacts){succeeded, err in
            guard err == nil && succeeded else{

                return
            }
            self.presentPicker()
        }


    case .NotDetermined:

        store.requestAccessForEntityType(.Contacts){succeeded, err in
            guard err == nil && succeeded else{

                return
            }
        self.presentPicker()
        }
    default:
        print("Not handled")
    }

Answer 1

You do not need authorization to use CNContactsPickerViewController. It is "out of process"; it just works. In effect, it is the Contacts app sitting inside your app — and the user doesn't need permission to use the Contacts app.