Been A While, Time to Check Google Account Security

If you have (and yes you have) ever single signed on (SSO), authenticated with Google, or allowed add-on (Gmail, Docs/Sheets/Slides) access here is your yearly reminder it’s time to review and clean house.

Navigating To Your Account Security Page

• From the Google page, select your apps list waffle (top right) and select Account.
• Select Security in the left side menu.

What Am I Looking At?

This page displays all the security features tied to your account including: how you sign in, verification of your account, recent security events, devices you have signed into, etc. For this post we are going to focus on apps with access to your account.

Third-party apps with account access

You gave these sites and apps access to some of your Google Account data, including info that may be sensitive. Remove access for those you no longer trust or use.

Steps

• To view update/remove app access click on Manage Third Party Access
• Do a once over of apps you have on this list.
• To learn about what permissions you have provided, click on the app and it will display what you had agreed upon.
• The example below displays WeVideo a great application used for cloud based video editing. Just an FYI this is an app I would continue providing access as I do want to handshake my videos to save into my Google Drive.

Devil’s advocate say I didn’t know what this was or I do not use this application anymore, I would then press the remove access button.

Signing In with Google

You use your Google Account to sign in to these sites and apps. They can view your name, email address, and profile picture.

Follow the same steps as

• To view update/remove app access view the Signing in with Google section
• Do a once over of the sites/apps you have on this list.
• To learn about what permissions you have provided, click on the app and it will display what you had agreed upon.
• The example below displays macOS the operating system for Mac computers. Just an FYI this is access I would continue.

Devil’s advocate say I didn’t know what this was or I do not use a Mac anymore, I would then press the remove access button.