PSA: Anyone with a link can view your Granola notes by default

The Verge / 4/3/2026

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Key Points

  • Granola’s security PSA warns that while it claims notes are “private by default,” shared notes are accessible to anyone who has the link.
  • The app also uses note content for internal AI training unless users explicitly opt out, which may expand the privacy and data-control risk.
  • Granola generates meeting notes by recording audio, transcribing/summarizing it with AI into editable bullet lists, and then supports collaboration and AI Q&A over the notes.
  • Users are advised to review privacy and sharing settings to prevent unintended disclosure of meeting details through link-based access.
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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 y …

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