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Authorization

In Turkish: Yetkilendirme

Deciding what an account, person or app is allowed to do or see once it has been identified.

Signing in proves who you are; authorization decides what you can open, change or delete. An ordinary user on a shared document may only read it, while an owner can delete it.

Many privacy slips are authorization slips: a link set to "anyone can view", a folder shared too widely or an app given too many permissions.

What to do

  1. Check who can see shared files and links, and tighten them.
  2. Choose "view only" over "can edit" when that is enough.
  3. Remove people from shared folders when a project ends.

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