Evernote backtracks, says won"t read users" notes unless they opt-in

Shortly after announcing an update to its privacy policy that would have compromised the privacy of user data, Evernote has backtracked on its plans.
“After receiving a lot of customer feedback expressing concerns about our upcoming Privacy Policy changes over the past few days, Evernote is reaffirming its commitment to keep privacy at the center of what we do,” the company said in a blog post.
“As a result, we will not implement the previously announced Privacy Policy changes that were scheduled to go into effect January 23, 2017.”
In case you missed, the change in privacy policy allowed select Evernote employees to read users" notes. In addition, there was no way for users to opt-out of this change.
The company, however, now says that “no employees will be reading note content as part of this process unless users opt in.”
“We announced a change to our privacy policy that made it seem like we didn’t care about the privacy of our customers or their notes,” said Evernote CEO C..

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"Have cake and eat it" Brexit notes played down by government

Image copyright Barcroft Images Image caption The document referred to Brexit talks and the EU single market The government has distanced itself from a page of Brexit notes caught on camera in Westminster.
The handwritten notes, carried by an aide to Conservative MP Mark Field, included “what"s the model? Have your cake and eat it” and “unlikely” in reference to the EU single market.
They were photographed after Mr Field and his aide left a meeting with the Brexit department at 9 Downing Street.
The government said the notes did not reflect its Brexit position.
“These individual notes do not belong to a government official or a special adviser. They do not reflect the government"s position in relation to Brexit negotiations,” a spokesman said.
Captured on long-lens camera by photographer Steve Back, they refer to difficulties the government faces after it begins the formal two-year process of EU withdrawal next year.
“Difficult on article 50 implementation – Barnier wants to..

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