APP ATTACK

As a seasoned Facebooker you’ve probably granted permission to sites such as Netflix, Scrabble and Tinder or taken one of those daft yet irresistible quizzes to decide whether you’re a dolphin or a mongoose. Chances are each time you’ve taken the bait you’ve handed over your profile data to complete strangers to do with it as they will. How can you check who has your info and edit those settings? Hold on the down arrow at the top right of your Facebook page and click on Settings. On the left of the screen select Apps. Facebook will tell you how many apps you’re logged into via the social network. To look at the info you’ve provided each app, click on the pencil. You can stop your friends from seeing that you use the app or stop the app from seeing who your friends are. To delete the app click on the cross to remove the app permanently. But this won’t remove your data from the app’s database. To do that you’ll have to contact the company to request they remove your data, which they’re under no obligation to do. Next go to Apps, Websites & Games. If you don’t want Facebook sneaking into the rest of your online world, you can disable the platform here. This means you won’t be able to log into thirdparty sites using your Facebook credentials. Now go to Apps Others Use. Here you’ll see a surprisingly long list of personal info about you that your friends may unwittingly be sharing with other apps, games and websites. Unclick anything you want kept private.