Evernote states in privacy policy that its employees can view notes

Evernote plans to change its privacy policy with passages that allow certain employees to read user notes. The select group of employees would receive annual privacy training. Employees would have been able to view content for a longer period of time.

Evernote plans to go into effect on the revised privacy terms on January 23. The offending passage cites machine learning as the reason for making the notes accessible. Many services analyze data for machine learning, but Evernote explicitly states that people can also view the content.

In its privacy policy, the company states that users can opt-out of account settings, but then “cannot get the most out of their Evernote experience.” “Please note that there is no opt-out from employees viewing your content for reasons other than those listed in our privacy policy,” Evernote further notes, implying that employees have been able to view notes for much longer. Perhaps this involves investigating whether the terms of use are being violated, Forbes guesses.

The staff members who are allowed to see the notes first receive a screening and then an annual privacy and security training, Evernote tries to reassure. Users who are still concerned because they have sensitive data in notes, for example, can resort to encryption, the privacy policy further states.