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AINewsTechPSA: Anyone with a link can view your Granola notes by defaultThe note-taking app also enables AI training by default for non-enterprise users.The note-taking app also enables AI training by default for non-enterprise users.by Emma RothApr 2, 2026, 9:56 PM UTCLinkShareGiftImage: GranolaEmma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.If you use the AI-powered note-taking app Granola, you might want to double-check your privacy settings. Though Granola says your notes are “private by default,” it makes them viewable to anyone with a link, and also uses them for internal AI training unless you opt out.Granola describes itself as an “AI notepad for people in back-to-back meetings.” It integrates with your calendar to capture audio from your meetings, and then uses AI to generate a bulleted list of what you’ve heard, which it calls a “note.” You can edit the AI-generated notes, invite other collaborators to view them, and use Granola’s AI assistant to ask questions about your notes and review the meeting transcript they’re based on.But in the app’s settings menu, Granola says, “By default, your notes are viewable to anyone with the link.” That means anyone on the web can see your notes if you accidentally share a link — potentially a major issue if you’re recording sensitive meetings. After testing this out for myself, I found that I could access my own note fr...