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# needRules()

Create a verdict that indicates to the system that the Filter Data Provider needs the filtering rules to be updated before it can make a remediation decision about the current flow of network data.

```
class func needRules() -> NEFilterRemediationVerdict
```

## Return Value

A `NEFilterRemediationVerdict` object.

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