Security News > 2020 > January > Facebook users will be notified when their credentials are used for third-party app logins

Facebook will explicitly tell users who use Facebook Login to log into third-party apps what information those apps are harvesting from their FB account.

At the same time, users will be able to react quickly if someone managed to compromise their Facebook accounts and is using their credentials to access other apps and websites.

The new feature, called Login Notifications, will deliver notifications to users via the Facebook app and user's associated email.

Logs into a third-party app with Facebook Login and grants the app access to their information.

As you can see in the image above, each notification will include a list of the information the app/website pulls from the Facebook account to personalize the user's experience, as well as offer a direct link to Facebook Settings > Apps and Websites, so users can limit the information shared with the app/service or remove the app altogether.

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