Browser with integrated privacy controls and dashboard for social network data

1. A method comprising:

accessing, by a client device, a structured document from a website external to a social-networking system, wherein the structured document comprises markup language comprising instructions that identify one or more social-network data elements of a plurality of social-network data elements of the social-networking system and, when processed, retrieve the identified social-network data elements stored on the social-networking system;

determining each social-network data element identified by the instructions in the structured document;

retrieving, for each social-network data element, a user preference stored on the social-networking system, each user preference describing whether a server associated with the website is allowed to access the social-network data element;

determining, based on each user preference, whether the website is allowed to access each social-network data element;

responsive to determining that the website is not allowed to access at least one of the social-network data elements, providing a user interface element for display in association with a portion of the structured document associated with the at least one of the social-network data elements;

rendering, by the client device, the structured document as a displayable web page based on the markup language, wherein the displayable web page comprises one or more of the social-network data elements and a corresponding user preference element for each retrieved social-network data element;

receiving, by the client device, an input to the user interface element, the input indicating a modification of the user preference for the at least one of the social-network data elements; and

transmitting the modification to the social-networking system to allow the website to access the at least one of the social-network data elements.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

if the user preference indicates a user preference for automatic login, then logging a user into the social-networking system; or

if the user preference does not indicate the user preference for automatic login, then prompting the user to login into the social-networking system.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether the user preference comprises privacy controls of a user of the social-networking system;

if the user preference comprises privacy controls of the user of the social-networking system, then rendering the structured document based on the markup language wherein the displayable web page comprises one or more of the privacy controls; and

displaying one or more of the privacy controls proximal to the rendered web page on the display.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one social-network data element comprises a login interface.

5. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory coupled to the one or more processors comprising instructions executable by the one or more processors, the one or more processors being operable when executing the instructions to:

access a structured document from a website external to a social-networking system, wherein the structured document comprises markup language comprising instructions that identify one or more social-networking data elements of a plurality of social-network data elements of the social networking system and, when processed, retrieve the identified social-network data elements stored on the social-networking system;

determining each social-network data element identified by the instructions in the structured document;

retrieve, for each social-network data element, a user preference stored on the social-networking system, each user preference describing whether a server associated with the website is allowed to access the social-network data element;

determine, based on each user preference, whether the website is allowed to access each social-network data element;

responsive to determining that the website is not allowed to access at least one of the social-network data elements, providing a user interface element for display in association with a portion of the structured document associated with at least one of the social-network data elements;

render the structured document as a displayable web page based on the markup language, wherein the displayable web page comprises one or more of the social-network data elements and a corresponding user preference element for each retrieved social-network data element;

receive an input to the user interface element, the input indicating a modification of the user preference for the at least one of the social-network data elements; and

transmit the modification to the social-networking system to allow the website to access the at least one of the social-network data elements.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

if the user preference indicates a user preference for automatic login, then log a user into the social-networking system; or

if the user preference does not indicate the user preference for automatic login, then prompt the user to login into the social-networking system.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further operable when executing the instructions to:

determine whether the user preference comprises privacy controls of a user of the social-networking system;

if the user preference comprises privacy controls of the user of the social-networking system, then render the structured document based on the markup language wherein the displayable web page comprises one or more of the privacy controls; and

display one or more of the privacy controls proximal to the rendered web page on the display.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein at least one social-network data element comprises a login interface.

9. One or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media embodying software that is operable when executed to:

access a structured document from a website external to a social-networking system, wherein the structured document comprises markup language comprising instructions that identify one or more social-network data elements of a plurality of social-network data elements of the social-networking system and, when processed, retrieve the identified social-network data elements stored on the social-networking system;

determine each social-network data element identified by the instructions in the structured document;

retrieve, for each social-network data element, a user preferences stored on the social-networking system, each user preference describing whether a server associated with the website is allowed to access the social-network data element;

determine, based on each user preference, whether the website is allowed to access each social-network data element;

responsive to determining that the website is not allowed to access at least one of the social-network data elements, providing a user interface element for display in association with a portion of the structured document associated with the at least one of the social-network data elements;

render the structured document as a displayable web page based on the markup language, wherein the displayable web page comprises one or more of the social-network data elements and a corresponding user preference element for each retrieved social-network data element;

receive an input to the user interface element, the input indicating a modification of the user preference for the at least one of the social-network data elements; and

transmitting the modifications to the social-networking system to allow the website to access the at least one of the social-network data elements.

10. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 9 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

if the user preference indicates a user preference for automatic login, then log a user into the social-networking system; or

if the user preference does not indicate the user preference for automatic login, then prompt the user to login into the social-networking system.

11. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 9 , wherein the software is further operable when executed to:

determine whether the user preference comprises privacy controls of a user of the social-networking system;

if the user preference comprises privacy controls of the user of the social-networking system, then render the structured document based on the markup language wherein the displayable web page comprises one or more of the privacy controls; and

display one or more of the privacy controls proximal to the rendered web page on the display.

12. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media of claim 9 , wherein at least one social-network data element comprises a login interface.