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‘Devices and Activity’

Google keeps track of the list of devices that have accessed by the user in the last 28 days or are currently signed in to accounts through Devices & activity page. Google also have details about the user’s last activity on each device, like the last time and place it was used to access the user account.

One can use the information shown on Devices & activity page to check for suspicious activity. Google determines device’s last used location using IP addresses. The users can review their last activity on a device by going to Google Accounts security tab and in the “Recent activity” box, click on Devices & activity. There one can see a list of devices that have the user signed in to your account in the last 28 days or are currently signed in. Click on a device to see the last activity on it, including the last date and time it connected to Google.

For example, if there are any apps that automatically sync with Google, the user can see the last time the apps were synced.

‘Account Permissions’

On the Account Permissions tab of Google Account, the user can see a list of third-party sites and applications. These are sites and applications to the users have granted permission to access their Google Account, and one can see on this list to what parts of their account they have access.

When the user grants full account access, the application can see and modify nearly all information in the associated Google Account, but it can’t change password, delete account, or pay with Google Wallet.

These apps have access to basic data from your account, like name, email, gender, or country. Permissions for some apps and sites might include read and write access, which means that they can post information about the user activity on their app or site to Google products that are being used.

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