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How to Stop Facebook From Sharing Your Personal Data With Other Apps

By: Waseem Patwegar

Facebook by default shares your personal information with other Apps through its in-built Data Sharing Platform. If this bothers you, follow the steps below to limit or totally Stop Facebook from sharing your personal data with other Apps.

Stop Facebook From Sharing Your Personal Data With Other Apps

Stop Facebook From Sharing Your Personal Data With Other Apps

Going by various news reports, Cambridge Analytica, a British political consulting firm was able to access Facebook profiles of over 50 million users and use this information to influence US voters.

The company denies any wrongdoing and according to Facebook there was no Data breach or hacking involved in this episode.

This implies that Data Sharing Platform available right within Facebook App was used to collect personal information of users like Age, Location, Family, Relationships, Activities, Interests, Political and Religious beliefs.

As you will agree, this is a ton of personal information that millions of users are unknowingly sharing with Facebook and all kinds of third party Apps that can tap into Facebook’s Data Sharing platform to harvest and misuse user information.

There are two ways to Stop Facebook from Sharing your Personal Data with other Apps.

  1. Control the type of Data that Facebook Shares With Other Apps
  2. Disable Facebook’s Data Sharing Platform

You will find below the steps to use any of the above options that are suitable in your own case.

1. Control The Type of Data That Facebook Shares With Other Apps

This option is suitable in case you still want to be able to login to other websites, apps and games using Facebook.

1. Open Facebook on your iPhone or Android Phone

2. Tap on the 3-line menu icon located in the bottom menu on iPhone and top menu on Android Phone.

Facebook 3 Line Menu Icon on iPhone

3. Scroll down and tap on Settings option.

Settings Option in Facebook

4. On the next pop-up, tap on Account Settings.

Account Settings Option in Facebook

5. On the Account settings screen, scroll down and tap on Apps.

Apps Option on Facebook Settings Screen

6. On the next screen, tap on Apps Others Use.

Apps and Websites Setting Screen in Facebook

7. On the next screen, disable the type of Data that you do not want Facebook to share with other Apps.

Limit Type of Information Accessed By Other Apps on Facebook

2. Disable Facebook’s Data Sharing Platform

Even if you limit the type of information that Facebook shares with other Apps, your basic information, gender and your friends list can still be accessed by other Apps.

The only way to stop this is to disable Facebook’s data sharing Platform by following the steps below.

1. Using your PC or Mac, login to your Facebook Account.

2. Next, click on the Down-arrow menu icon and then click on Settings in the drop-down menu.

Settings Option in Facebook on Pc and Mac

3. On the Settings screen, click on Apps in the side-menu and then click on the Edit button for “Apps, Websites and Plugins”.

Edit Apps, Websites and Plugins Settings on Facebook

4. On the pop-up that appears, click on Disable Platform button.

Disable Data Sharing Platform in Facebook

From now on, Facebook won’t be able to share your personal data with any other App.

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