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You are here: Home / Tech / Facebook / How To: Remove Facebook, Twitter, or Google Permissions

How To: Remove Facebook, Twitter, or Google Permissions

October 17, 2011 by Paul Spoerry 5 Comments

What if you want to delete Facebook applications, stop Twitter authentication, or revoke access to your Google account? Facebook, Twitter, and Google/Google+ all provide the ability to use their services to log into other applications. The same system is used to allow games, 3rd party clients, and more access to your account information on the social networks. 

The ability to use your Facebook, Twitter, and Google accounts to sign into other sites is a huge time saver on the web. You’re no longer required to create an account on every website you want to use. Facebook Connect, Google Accounts, and Twitter also provide centralized locations to revoke access to those sites if you decide you no longer wish to use them.  The authentication systems they provide also give you the ability to use 3rd party services, games, and more provided you first authorize them to access your data. Unfortunately, their widespread use also means that people tend to over-use them, and gloss over what data they are exposing as if they were reading an EULA (and let’s face it, most of us glaze over in the eye and accept them without giving it a second thought).

Fortunately, each of these services allow you to see all authorized third party tools and services, and provide the options to revoke permissions to services, games, and applications that you no longer use. 

Remove Facebook applications

Facebook, the 800 lbs gorilla of social networking by far has the most user with it’s Facebook Connect, Facebook application, and Facebook Games. Before you know it you’ll have a ton of sites, games, and Facebook applications using your Facebook login. It’s simple to view what permissions are being granted, delete a Facebook game, or remove a Facebook application access to your Facebook content to a website once you know where to look.

Remove Facebook appsTo remove a Facebook application login to the site go to your Facebook Settings, which is accessible by the dropdown arrow on the top right and selecting Apps on the right hand side. You’ll be presented with a list of applications that currently have access to your Facebook data. Surprised how many are in there? Most people are! This screen will show you which 3rd party sites can access your information, send you emails, post as you on Facebook, and more. Now that you know it’s here you can delete a Facebook app easily. To remove an application you can click the “x” on the far right hand side. 

Delete a Facebook appYou can also use this screen to drill into detailed information on what Facebook is sharing with other sites about you by clicking on the “Edit” link.

Facebook permission details

Revoke Access to Twitter

Twitter holds less personal information on us so it seems people are very comfortable using Twitter Connect to login to sites. The people I’ve talked to are also pretty liberal with the number of applications they let authorize Twitter.

Twitter settings to revoke accessYou can view the applications that have access to your Twitter account by visiting the Applications tab of your account settings. It’s accessible by clicking the dropdown arrow next to your Twitter name in the top right corner of the site.

On this page you’ll see a list of the applications with permission to your Twitter account. Under each application is a list of the permissions that application has to your Twitter data (typically read and write, but some applications will also have additional abilities like sending Direct Messages). To revoke/remove a Twitter application simply click the “Revoke” button and you’ll see the application grey out and the button text change to “Undo Revoke Access”.

Revoke Twitter app

Manage Google Account Access

Perhaps the most confusing of the services to manage is Google, or is it Google+, or is it Google Accounts? Google is in a bit of a transition phase at the moment, which lends to some of the confusion. People don’t know WHERE in Google they are authorizing things. The reality is that no matter if you’re using Gmail authentication, Google+ games permissions, Google accounts login, etc it’s all technically the same thing and quite easy to manage. Nearly all of Google’s properties have the now ubiquitous black bar across the top and when you’re logged in you’ll see your name across the top right hand side. Click your name and select “Account Settings” and you’ll be taken to your Google Account Overview.

Remove Google authorization

 

The one nice thing about this is that it doesn’t matter if you’re in Gmail, Google Reader, Google+, or any other Google application… you’ll should be taken to the Google Account Overview. From this screen click the “Edit” link next to Authorizing applications & Sites and you’ll be shown your Google Connected Sites, Apps, and Services. Click [ Revoke Access ] next to any application connected via Google for which you want to remove Google permissions. Google of course holds a mountain of data on us and I’ve previously warned about watching your Google+ Games privacy settings.

Conclusion

It’s a good idea to review your Twitter, Facebook, and Google applications on regular basis. Once you know where to look it’s simple to delete Facebook applications, stop Facebook authentication, prevent Twitter authentication and Sign in to your Google Account for logging into sites, and to revoke access to Twitter and Google. 

 

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About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

Comments

  1. likebily says

    March 2, 2012 at 2:26 am

    Hello. I have view your detail way to revoke in three webs. But now I have the matter for twitter apps, the screen picture in my post of Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/109561121415190390031/posts/aPi3zVQWvBR so please to give me the answer that how to revoke Evernote app from Twitter apps list.You can tell me answer via email.

  2. Steve Fox says

    March 13, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Hello,
    Once you revoke permission. How do you reinstate permission or undo what you have revoked?

  3. Paul Spoerry says

    March 13, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    Steve… you’d have to go back into the app you’d want to reinstate permissions. For example, if I stop Klout from accessing Twitter I’d have to go back to Klout and request it be enabled. It would then go through the process of asking Twitter, getting your permission, and allowing access.

    Likebily, you’re seeing this because of the integration INTO iOS. In other words, Apple has baked it in. In order to nuke it you’ll have to do it through your device (which sucks in my opinion).
    * Go to your phone’s System Settings
    * Tap on Twitter
    * Tap on the account that needs to be removed
    * Select Delete Account

  4. Dave Lousi says

    March 13, 2013 at 11:48 am

    Thanks worked me…

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