# Google asks too much permissions

**URL:** <https://community.auth0.com/t/google-asks-too-much-permissions/6312>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** google\
**Created:** [April 21, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/google-asks-too-much-permissions/6312 "2017-04-21T14:15:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![as3now](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/as3now/32/7110_2.png) [@as3now](https://community.auth0.com/u/as3now)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/google-asks-too-much-permissions/6312/1 "2017-04-21T14:15:58Z")

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Signin using Google, I get this:

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Isn’t this too much permissions to ask for? how can I limit this?

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**Author:** ![prashantT](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/prashantt/32/6002_2.png) [@prashantT](https://community.auth0.com/u/prashantT)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/google-asks-too-much-permissions/6312/2 "2017-04-21T14:32:41Z")

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The permissions requested by Google are based on the permissions you configure in the Auth0 connection. For example, selecting the `Gmail` permission in the connection settings will request permissions to view and manage user’s email. You can review these in the Auth0 connection settings and unselect any permissions that you do not need:

Dashboard \> Connections \> Social \> Google \> Permissions

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**Author:** ![as3now](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/user_avatar/community.auth0.com/as3now/32/7110_2.png) [@as3now](https://community.auth0.com/u/as3now)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/google-asks-too-much-permissions/6312/3 "2017-04-21T15:00:28Z")

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Thank you!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/auth0/original/3X/b/5/b560f266932fcce5d57f09a6595bd50518cae3f3.jpeg) [@system](https://community.auth0.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2018, 5:53am UTC](https://community.auth0.com/t/google-asks-too-much-permissions/6312/4 "2018-03-02T05:53:25Z")

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