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I recently demonstrated how to manage the apps associated with Google Drive (and why you should). I showed how important it is to regularly comb through your apps to remove apps that are no longer in use, no longer available, or no longer trusted.
While a recent how-to guide was implemented on Google Drive, you might not be aware that every time you use your Google Account to log in to a service, that service ( or app) has access to your account. And you can eliminate apps you no longer use from being allowed access to different aspects of your account.
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It’s hard to know if those old apps are either no longer available or still under the control of a trusted organization. But you don’t want to leave anything to chance, so the best advice is to revoke access to apps you no longer use or no longer trust.
Fortunately, Google makes it fairly easy to manage access to your account. I’ll show you how it’s done.
Access to your account is being revoked
what you’ll need: All you need for this is a valid Google account and a few apps that have been granted access to your account. That’s it. Let’s cut the herd.
From the My Account page, click Security in the left sidebar.
You will find what you are looking for in the Security section. Jack Wallen/ZDNet
From the Security page, scroll down until you see Third-party apps with account access. From that section, click on Manage third-party access.
This is where you’ll find a list of third-party apps that have access to your account. Jack Wallen/ZDNet
You should now see a full list of all the apps that have access to your Google Account. Scroll through the list until you find the app you want to remove.
I have a lot of apps that need to revoke access. Jack Wallen/ZDNet
Revoking access to the Calendar service. Jack Wallen/ZDNet
It will take a second or two for Google to revoke access to the app or service. Once the popup is gone, you have successfully kicked the app out of your account.
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And that’s all for it. Be sure to check out the full list (it can be long) and remove every app you no longer use from accessing your account. This is definitely one of those cases where you’re better safe than sorry.
