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Can Evernote employees read your notes?

Evernote can access your notes under its privacy policy. Why end-to-end encryption matters more than promises, and how Notesnook keeps notes private.

Abdullah Atta

September 01, 2025

2 min

Privacy

The Skiff Privacy Fiasco, or How not to Shutdown Your Startup

Skiff shut down in February 2024. An informal case study of how the shutdown unfolded, what went wrong for users, and lessons for privacy startups.

Abdullah Atta

February 11, 2024

2 min

Notesnook

Telemetry in Notesnook: Opt-in vs Opt-out

Opt-in, opt-out, or zero telemetry? How Notesnook thinks about analytics ethics, user consent, and what private-by-default should actually mean.

Abdullah Atta

February 15, 2023

2 min

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Notesnook is going open source!

Notesnook is going open source. Why we're opening the code, what we hope the community will build with us, and how you can help from day one.

Abdullah Atta

August 09, 2022

2 min

Privacy

Why Notesnook Requires an Email Address

Why Notesnook still asks for an email at signup: account recovery, billing, and abuse prevention — and how to share an address without giving up privacy.

Abdullah Atta

July 30, 2022

2 min

Privacy

Is DuckDuckGo Search & Browser Really Private?

A critical look at DuckDuckGo's reliance on Microsoft Bing and whether its search and browser can stay private when the backend sits with Big Tech.

Abdullah Atta

May 27, 2022

2 min

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Improving User Account Security with Two-factor Authentication

How we added two-factor authentication to Notesnook, the security trade-offs we considered, and what 2FA means for keeping your account and notes safer.

Abdullah Atta

March 25, 2022

2 min

Privacy

Privacy on WhatsApp: Are We Ready for a World Without Privacy of Data?

WhatsApp's privacy policy changes put user data at risk. Why private messaging without real control still feeds surveillance-friendly business models.

Abdullah Atta

July 26, 2021

2 min