Many users use the convenient option of logging into various websites with their social media account or using third-party services.
However, some people are not aware that they are granting third-party providers certain access rights. This means that the apps or websites are connected to your social media account and thus have access to certain data and information that they could use for themselves.
So how do you get rid of these apps? You can do this very quickly yourself! We explain how:
Let’s look at Facebook first. The link https://www.facebook.com/settings?tab=applications takes you directly to a list that shows all apps that have specific access permissions to the Facebook account.
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This happens quickly when you log into apps or websites with your Facebook account.
If you now want to clear out one or two apps, you can do this quickly by ticking the appropriate box in the “Remove” column.
Google differentiates between the two points “Sign in with Google” and “Google apps”. As already mentioned, some site operators allow you to log in with an existing social media account.
Of course, these websites also receive various access rights to the account used. So think carefully about which pages you grant which permissions.
The link https://myaccount.google.com/permissions?hl=de takes you directly to your list of apps that have access to your Google account. If you then click directly on the app, you will receive information about what permissions you have and how long they have been active.
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You can clean up here using the “Remove access rights” button.
Microsoft
For the Microsoft account, this is called “apps and services to which you have granted access”. The link https://account.live.com/consent/Manage takes you directly to the apps that have specific access permissions.
If you first click on “Edit” and then “Remove permissions”, you can also cut unwanted connections here.
You can also accumulate some connected apps with the microblogging service. use the link https://twitter.com/settings/applications to see which apps have access to your Twitter account:
By clicking on the app you will receive information about how long it has been running and what permissions the app has. You can remove the app using the “Revoke access” button.
You might also be interested in: This is what Google knows about you!
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