Google’s Trusted Third-Party App Developers Can Access Your Gmail DataFigure 1 Picture Courtesy of Medium Third-Party App Developers who are “trusted” by Google can access all of your Gmail data, including your email contact details and timelines. Google recently revealed it is providing data to trusted third-party developers enabling them to track emails. Google employees can also access your Gmail data, but users are required to give explicit permission. Google’s access settings allow access to your Gmail data through third party app developers and data companies. The tech giant has announced it offers reliable third-party data that contains contact details for time stamps and email messages. However for third-party companies to access your Gmail data, user consent is required. Although Google’s system may be secure, it still poses the risk of third parties being able to transfer personal information to others without permission or simply failing to securely store Gmail user data. The program is widely open to abuse, and reflects the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal involving Facebook and other third parties. Fortunately, the latest Gmail redesign page for users. Reviewing third parties that come under the category “Third-party account access apps” on Google’s permission manager is recommended to keep your account safe on a regular basis. .129 When you find any third parties that you are not comfortable sharing your personal data with or no longer using a particular service, you can remove your permissions by clicking the Disable Access button. Google has announced that its workers had access to private data, but only when Gmail accounts investigate bugs or abuse cases. In order to allow any Gmail support staff to access private data for security purposes, users must expressly grant permissions.