Hey everyone.
I'm Max Dalton, and in this video I'm going to show you how you can stop Facebook from
sharing your personal data with other apps and websites.
The Facebook scandal in early 2018 involving Cambridge Analytica where as many as 87 million
Facebook users had some of their personal information stolen, has caused people to pay
more attention to the information they put on Facebook, and also to understand who has
access to their Facebook data.
In this video, I'll walk you through how you can see what sites and apps have access to
your Facebook data, and how you can stop sharing Facebook data with with those sites and apps.
In the first part of this video I'll show you how to do this through the Facebook mobile
app, and in the second part of this video I'll show you how you can do this using Facebook.com.
First, let's walk through how to see which apps and websites Facebook is actively sharing
your data with using the Facebook mobile app, and how to stop sharing your Facebook data
with those sites.
Step 1.
Tap to launch the Facebook app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, Amazon, or Microsoft mobile
device.
Your Facebook home screen appears.
Step 2.
Select the "Menu" icon in the lower right corner of the screen.
The Menu icon features three horizontal lines.
A menu appears on the screen.
Step 3.
Scroll down to the bottom of the menu, tap to expand "Settings & Privacy," and then tap
"Account Settings."
The Settings screen appears.
Step 4.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Settings screen, and then tap "Apps."
The Apps and Websites screen is displayed.
Step 5.
Tap "Logged in With Facebook" toward the top of this screen.
The Logged in With Facebook screen appears.
Step 6.
Select the "Active" tab toward the top of this screen if it isn't selected by default.
A list of apps and websites currently able to access your Facebook data appear on the
lower part of the screen.
Tap "View" to the right of any of the websites or apps that can actively access your Facebook
data to see more information about what data they have access to.
An information screen associated with that site or app will be displayed.
This screen displays a summary of information you're sharing with this site or app, and
what this site or app can do in Facebook on your behalf.
For example, right now we're looking at all of the things the LinkedIn app has access
to, and actions it can take on my behalf, in my Facebook account.
I can see it has access to any information I'm sharing publicly, my list of friends,
the city I live in, and my email address.
I can also see that LinkedIn can post on my behalf.
Any lightly-shaded checkmarks next to these options are required to continue using a site
or app with Facebook, but any dark-shaded checkmarks are optional and can be turned
off.
For example, I'll remove the checkmark to stop sharing my friend list, current city,
and email address with LinkedIn, and I'll also remove permission for it to post on my
Facebook wall.
I'll tap "Save" to save my changes, and you can see the options I unchecked are removed.
Tap the "Back" arrow in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Logged in With
Facebook screen.
Step 7.
If you decide you want Facebook to stop sharing your information with an app, you can tap
the circle to the left of the website or application in the Active list.
A blue checkmark appears to the left of the app, and the Remove button to the right of
the Active section title turns dark blue.
Tap "Remove."
A Remove screen appears, informing you that information on your Facebook page associated
with that application may be deleted, and also that the app owners may still have access
to any Facebook information that was previously shared with them.
Tap the blue "Remove" button to verify that you want to stop sharing your Facebook information
with this app.
A Removed window appears, verifying that this site or app no longer has access to your Facebook
information.
Tap the blue "Done" button on the Removed page.
You'll be returned to the Logged in With Facebook page, where the website or app you chose to
stop sharing your Facebook information with is removed from the Active list.
Step 8.
Tap the "Removed" tab in the Logged in With Facebook window.
A list of all of the sites and apps you chose to stop sharing Facebook data with is displayed
on the lower part of the screen.
Tap any of the removed sites or apps to display a summary screen that shows when that site
or app's data access was removed, your user ID associated with that app, the status of
the site or app's data access, and who you need to contact if you want to ask that site
or app to remove any of your Facebook data they may still be storing.
Tap the "Back" arrow in the upper left corner of the screen to return to the Logged in With
Facebook screen.
Step 9.
Finally, you can tap the "Expired" tab in the Logged in With Facebook window to view
a list of all sites and apps whose access to your Facebook data has expired on the lower
part of the screen.
These apps do not currently have access to your data because their permissions expired.
You can formally remove their permissions by tapping the circle to the left of any apps
to display a blue checkmark, and then tapping the blue "Remove" button to the right of the
Expired section title.
Or, you can select an app or site where you want to re-activate their access to your Facebook
data, and then tap the blue "Renew Access" button in the center of the screen.
And now, let's take a look at how to see which apps and websites Facebook is actively sharing
your data with using Facebook.com, and how to stop sharing your Facebook data with those
sites.
Step 1.
Open your Web browser, navigate to Facebook.com, and then log into your account.
You'll land on your Facebook home screen.
Step 2.
Click the drop-down arrow to the right of your profile picture in the upper right corner
of the screen.
A drop-down menu appears.
Step 3.
Click "Settings" in the drop-down menu.
The General Account Settings screen appears.
Step 4.
Tap "Apps and Websites" in the list of options on the left side of the screen.
The Apps and Websites section appears on the right side of the screen.
Step 5.
Select the "Active" tab toward the top of this screen if it isn't selected by default.
A list of apps and websites currently able to access your Facebook data appear on the
lower part of the screen.
Click "View and Edit" in the box associated with any of the websites or apps that can
actively access your Facebook data to see more information about what data they have
access to.
An information screen associated with that site or app will be displayed.
This screen displays a summary of information you're sharing with this site or app, and
what this site or app can do in Facebook on your behalf.
For example, right now we're looking at all of the things the Forbes app has access to,
and actions it can take on my behalf, in my Facebook account.
I can see it has access to any information I'm sharing publicly and my email address.
Any lightly-shaded checkmarks next to these options are required to continue using a site
or app with Facebook, but any dark-shaded checkmarks are optional and can be turned
off.
For example, I'll remove the checkmark to stop sharing my email address with Forbes.
I'll click "Save" to save my changes.
My changes are saved, and the window disappears.
Step 6.
If you decide you want Facebook to stop sharing your information with an app, you can click
to place a checkmark in the radio box associated with any websites or apps that Facebook is
actively sharing your personal information with.
A Remove button to the right of the Active section title turns dark blue.
Click "Remove."
A Remove dialog box appears, informing you that information on your Facebook page associated
with that application may be deleted, and also that the app owners may still have access
to any Facebook information that was previously shared with them.
Click the blue "Remove" button to verify that you want to stop sharing your Facebook information
with this app.
A Removed window appears, verifying that this site or app no longer has access to your Facebook
information.
Click the blue "Done" button on the Removed page.
You'll be returned to the Logged in With Facebook page, where the website or app you chose to
stop sharing your Facebook information with is removed from the Active list.
Step 7.
Click the "Removed" tab in the Logged in With Facebook window.
A list of all of the sites and apps you chose to stop sharing Facebook data with is displayed
on the lower part of the screen.
Click any of the removed sites or apps to display a summary screen that shows when that
site or app's data access was removed, your user ID associated with that app, the status
of the site or app's data access, and who you need to contact if you want to ask that
site or app to remove any of your Facebook data they may still be storing.
Click "Close" to close the dialog box.
Step 8.
Finally, you can click the "Expired" tab to view a list of all sites and apps whose access
to your Facebook data has expired on the lower part of the screen.
These apps do not currently have access to your data because their permissions expired.
You can formally remove their permissions by clicking to place a checkmark in the radio
box associated with any of the apps, and then clicking the blue "Remove" button to the right
of the Expired section title.
Or, you can select an app or site where you want to re-activate their access to your Facebook
data, and then click "Renew Access" at the bottom of the window.
Congratulations!
You now know how to stop sharing your personal Facebook data with other apps and websites
through both the Facebook mobile app, and Facebook.com.
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