Remove apps and games connected to your account.
Apps and games connected to Facebook can access profile data depending on the permissions.
On mobile
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Open Facebook on your mobile phone
Click the Menu icon in the bottom right of the screen
Go to Settings & privacy
Click Settings
Scroll down and under Your Activity, tap Apps and websites
Remove any app you no longer use or trust
On desktop
Click your profile picture (top right)
Select Settings & privacy > Settings
Choose Apps and websites
Click Remove next to unwanted apps.
Click Remove again to confirm your decision
Turn on alerts for suspicious logins
Login alerts help you spot unauthorized access quickly.
On Mobile
Open Facebook on your mobile phone
Click the Menu icon in the bottom right of the screen
Go to Settings & privacy > Settings
Click Accounts Center
Tap Password and security
Click Login Alerts and enable alerts for unrecognized logins via notifications or email.
On desktop
Click your profile picture (top right)
Go to Settings & privacy > Settings
Click Accounter Center
Open Password and security
Click Login Alerts and enable alerts for unrecognized logins via notifications or email
This is one of the simplest ways to catch account takeovers early.
Stop using Facebook to log into other apps
Logging into third-party services with Facebook is convenient, but it also creates data-sharing that users forget about.
To solve this:
On Mobile
Open Facebook on your mobile phone
Click the Menu icon in the bottom right of the screen
Open Settings & privacy > Settings
Tap Apps and websites
Disable Apps, websites and games
On desktop
Click your profile picture (top right)
Go to Settings & privacy > Settings
Open Settings & privacy > Settings
Tap Apps and websites
Disable Apps, websites and games
Run Facebook’s Privacy Checkup
Facebook’s Privacy Checkup tool helps you review who can see your posts, profile information, contact details, and how your data is used across the platform.
On mobile
Open Facebook on your mobile phone
Tap the Menu icon in the bottom right
Go to Settings & privacy > Settings
Tap Privacy Checkup
Review each section and adjust anything that feels too open
On desktop
Click your profile picture in the top right
Select Settings & privacy > Settings
Click Privacy Checkup
Review each section and update your preferences as needed
Check your phone’s system settings for tracking
On iPhone
On your iPhone, go to Settings
Click Privacy & Security
Tap Location Services
Tap Facebook
Set access to Never or While Using the App
Turn off Precise Location
On Android
Settings may vary depending on your Android phone’s manufacturer
On your Android, go to Settings
Tap Location
Click App location permissions
Select Facebook
Set access to Don’t allow or Allow only while using
Use DuckDuckGo on both your phone and computer
Clean up your Facebook Feed
Primary device: PC or Mac. Phone differences noted.
Use Content Preferences to retrain Facebook (PC or Mac)
Facebook’s Feed is built around people, Pages and groups you follow, plus recommended content and ads.
Click your profile photo in the upper right
Select Settings and Privacy > Content Preferences
From here, you can:
Add people and groups to Favorites
Snooze posts temporarily
Unfollow accounts without unfriending them
Reconnect with accounts you muted before
Cut down ads and sensitive topics (PC, Mac and phone)
When ads appear:
Click the X to hide them
Or use the three-dot menu to hide or report
For more control:
Go to Settings and Privacy > Settings
Open Account Center
Click Ad Preferences > Customize ads
Select See All next to Ad Topics
Click View and manage topics
Click the topic name
Choose See less
Repeat this for every topic you want to limit.