Cut third-party Gmail access with a security check

It was revealed not long ago that your Gmail may be a way for third-party application developers to access your data, and it turns out that the new tool of Google's security check can help you. Although this feature may not always be used with malicious intent, some users may want to completely remove this feature, preventing developers from recovering their Gmail data and removing another possible point of violation of their personal data. If you're one of these people, Google's security control tool can help you remove developers and secure your data, even if some apps that use your personal data for their primary functions do not work as well .

Verification tool, you will have to go to his dedicated page. Just tap "Security Checkup" in Google to access the page on your PC or mobile device. Once you are on the page, run the check, and the tool will list some categories with problems for you to watch. The different categories will receive green, yellow or red icons depending on the threat they represent. The category you want, regardless of these ratings, is "Third Party Access". You will see a list of apps that have access to your Gmail account or to other parts of your Google dataset. When you tap or click one of these apps, you can check more information about what the app is allowed to do, or simply revoke its access.

Deployment of the Security Checkup Tool and the Controversy on App Developers Gain Access to Your Gmail Account is not necessarily directly related, although Google has ruled about the problem. According to Google, any developer with direct access to Gmail is carefully controlled before they can access user data. The Security Checkup came out just before the controversy of Gmail, as a semi-direct response to the EU's deployment of GDPR. Even so, it is very useful for checking everything on your account and your personal data, and exercising the level of control you want to ensure that your data is as safe as you want it.