If you click 'Continue with Google' or 'Sign in with Apple' as a speedy
way to login to your online accounts, you might be surprised by how many
apps have access to your data.
Should one of these services suffer a
data breach, any personal information it holds about you could be
leaked, leaving you more exposed to scams.
Here's how to check which apps have access to your Google or Apple accounts and how to remove the ones you don't want.
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Source: Which? (19 May 2026)