Browser with integrated privacy controls and dashboard for social network data

1. A method comprising:

by one or more processors, accessing a structured document from an external website, wherein the structured document includes markup language containing instructions identifying social-network data elements of a social-networking system;

by the one or more processors, determining, for each social network data element identified by the instructions, whether the external website is allowed to access the social-network data element based on a corresponding user preference stored on the social-networking system;

by the one or more processors, receiving an input, in relation to the structured document from the external web site, indicative of a modification of the corresponding user preference for accessing one of the social-network data elements; and

by the one or more processors, modifying, in the social networking system, the corresponding user preference for accessing the one of the social-network data elements and the external website.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding user preferences are associated with a user account from the social networking system.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the external website is allowed to access the social-network data element comprises:

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

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

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

rendering the structured document with an interface for each corresponding user preference element displayed in association with each social-network data element identified in the structured document.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

in response to transmitting the modification, receiving a request for a user to log in to the social-networking system before modifications to the corresponding user preference may be made.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the social-network data elements are each associated with a user of the social-networking system.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding user preference indicates that the one of the social-network data elements is not to be displayed, and wherein the modification comprises an instruction to change the corresponding user preference to allow display of the one of the social-network data elements.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the corresponding user preference indicates that the one of the social-network data elements may be displayed, and wherein the modification comprises an instruction to change the corresponding user preference to not allow display of the one of the social-network data elements.

9. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

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

access a structured document from an external website, wherein the structured document includes markup language containing instructions identifying social-network data elements of a social-networking system;

determine, for each social network data element identified by the instructions, whether the external website is allowed to access the social-network data element based on a corresponding user preference stored on the social-networking system;

receive an input, in relation to the structured document from the external website, indicative of a modification of the corresponding user preference for accessing one of the social-network data elements; and

modify, in the social-networking system, the corresponding user preference for accessing the one of the social-network data elements and the external website.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the corresponding user preferences are associated with a user account from the social networking system.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the external website is allowed to access the social-network data element comprises:

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

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

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processors are further operable to:

rendering the structured document with an interface for each corresponding user preference element displayed in association with each social-network data element identified in the structured document.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the processors are further operable to:

in response to transmitting the modification, receiving a request for a user to log in to the social-networking system before modifications to the corresponding user preference may be made.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the social-network data elements are each associated with a user of the social-networking system.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the corresponding user preference indicates that the one of the social-network data elements is not to be displayed, and wherein the modification comprises an instruction to change the corresponding user preference to allow display of the one of the social-network data elements.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the corresponding user preference indicates that the one of the social-network data elements may be displayed, and wherein the modification comprises an instruction to change the corresponding user preference to not allow display of the one of the social-network data elements.

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

access a structured document from an external website, wherein the structured document includes markup language containing instructions identifying social-network data elements of a social-networking system;

determine, for each social network data element identified by the instructions, whether the external website is allowed to access the social-network data element based on a corresponding user preference stored on the social-networking system;

receive an input, in relation to the structured document from the external website, indicative of a modification of the corresponding user preference for accessing one of the social-network data elements; and

modify, in the social-networking system, the corresponding user preference for accessing the one of the social-network data elements and the external website.

18. The media of claim 17 , wherein the corresponding user preferences are associated with a user account from the social networking system.

19. The media of claim 17 , wherein determining whether the external website is allowed to access the social-network data element comprises:

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

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

20. The media of claim 17 , wherein the software is further operable to:

rendering the structured document with an interface for each corresponding user preference element displayed in association with each social-network data element identified in the structured document.