Writer Ditches Standard Note Apps to Self-Host Personal Diary for Privacy

Executive Briefing

• Reveals how Evernote's policy allowing employee review of notes for machine learning eroded user trust.
• Highlights risks of centralized note apps: device limits, note caps, and potential future policy changes.
• Adopts self-hosted, open-source note solution to regain full control over personal diary entries.
• Argues self-hosting eliminates dependency on corporate decisions that can alter service terms unexpectedly.