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How to Stop Corporations from Accessing Your Facebook DataEvery time you use your Facebook login at a third party, you give that website long-term access to some of your information. The amount of access varies, but it’s not uncommon to grant access to:
By granting access to third parties you legally give corporations access to your data. Besides being a dream for marketers, this type of access can also add additional cross site scripting vulnerabilities to your linked social network account while on the third party site. According to research by unsubscribe.com, users utilize Facebook to login at third-party sites, every three days. At a minimum, users should regularly review the sites having access to your account. It is possible to revoke or further restrict access through privacy settings.
We randomly went into several apps, and all but one listed every option listed as “required”, so deleting them may be the easiest option. Any optional options for the app will have a remove to the right hand side of the item. Check back soon for a review of a new tool called Social Monitor, which helps to manage multiple social network application settings. Are you a linked In user? |
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