How To Safely Remove an App from Your Google Account
Having the freedom to bring your own device (BYOD) and use your preferred tools makes your work as an employee more efficient and comfortable. However, while it's great to work with apps that suit your needs, it’s important to remember that the security of your company’s data is also at stake. The apps you connect to your Google Workspace can access sensitive information, so managing these permissions carefully is crucial. By staying mindful of the tools you use and ensuring they meet security standards, you can help maintain a secure work environment without sacrificing the flexibility you need to do your best work.
If you have identified an app or multiple apps that you no longer trust or need, in the following, we are describing how you can safely remove apps as an Employee.
If you are a Google Workspace Admin and want to remove an app from your Organization, read more here.
As Employee:
- Go to myaccount.google.com and sign in with their work account
- Navigate to Security section in the left side menu
- Scroll down to "Your connections to third-party apps & services"
- Click on “See all connections” to see a list of all apps that have access to your Google account
- Click on a specific app to see all the details about the data you’re sharing with the app
- At bottom of the page click on “Delete all connections you have with that app” and confirm
For a much more intuitive overview of all apps used in your organization, check out the Tool Overview by beams. It shows who is accessing which apps and with what permissions for an easy identification of potential security risks.
If you’re not the Google Workspace Admin of your organization, feel free to share this link with your Admin: https://app.usebeams.com/company-login