diff --git a/infer/annotations/com/facebook/infer/annotation/PrivacySink.java b/infer/annotations/com/facebook/infer/annotation/PrivacySink.java
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+++ b/infer/annotations/com/facebook/infer/annotation/PrivacySink.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.infer.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target(
+    ElementType.PARAMETER // a privacy source should not flow to this parameter
+  )
+
+public @interface PrivacySink {
+}
diff --git a/infer/annotations/com/facebook/infer/annotation/PrivacySource.java b/infer/annotations/com/facebook/infer/annotation/PrivacySource.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2004 - present Facebook, Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the BSD style license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree. An additional grant
+ * of patent rights can be found in the PATENTS file in the same directory.
+ */
+
+package com.facebook.infer.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target(value={
+    ElementType.METHOD, // method returns something private
+    ElementType.PARAMETER, // parameter is private
+    ElementType.FIELD, // field is private
+  })
+
+public @interface PrivacySource {
+}