How To Stop Apps From Using Your Facebook Data

User data is a huge resource for social media platforms. Quite often different parts of information are shared with various apps. Read more to find How To Stop Apps From Using Your Facebook Data

How To Stop Apps From Using Your Facebook Data

For a while now, Facebook has been under scrutiny over the security of user data. It generates a lot of revenue by sharing data access to advertisers and third-party apps.

This includes old-fashioned personality quizzes and apps like Spotify. However, users have an option to safeguard their information. And you don’t need to delete your account.

How To Stop Apps From Using Your Facebook Data

  • Go to Facebook’s app settings page
  • In Apps > Websites and Plugins, click Edit
  • Now, choose Disable Platform

Note: These steps will remove all third-party apps from your Facebook profile. You might need to reset your password on all these apps and websites.

Also read: How To Use Facebook Data Transfer Tool To Export Photos and Videos To Google Photos

Alternatively, you can the information you want to offer to third-party apps. Here’s how:

  • Go to Facebook’s app settings page
  • Scroll down to Apps Others Use
  • Click Edit
  • Uncheck everything
  • Then, click Save

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Additionally, you can limit the information you share with Facebook’s advertisers. Here’s how:

  • Go to Facebook’s ad settings page
  • Click Ad settings.
  • Then choose Ads based on my use of websites and apps > Off
  • Now, select Ads on apps and websites off of the Facebook Companies and tap No
  • Click on Adverts with my social actions and choose No one

Also read: How To Share Screen On Facebook Messenger Video Calls

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