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}}Notability forces new privacy policy on users who already bought the app to train its AI on the users own writing and recordings. Users are locked out of the application unless they agree to the new privacy policy after an update in August. | }}Notability forces new privacy policy on users who already bought the app to train its AI on the users own writing and recordings. Users are locked out of the application unless they agree to the new privacy policy after an update in August. | ||
== Background == | ==Background== | ||
Up until 2021 Notability was a one time payement app (lifetime licence), purchasable on the App Store. | Up until 2021 Notability was a one time payement app (lifetime licence), purchasable on the App Store. | ||
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==Users Privacy violations== | ==Users Privacy violations== | ||
[[File:Locked out.png|thumb|User unable to access Notability unless the new Privacy Policy is accepted]] | |||
In July 2025, Notability updated its [https://notability.com/privacy Privacy Policy Privacy Policy]. All users, including those who purchased the app before November 2021, were locked out of the app and their notes until they accepted the new terms. User reports and concerns are discussed in these Reddit threads ([https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1msjoi7/has_anyone_read_the_updated_privacy_policy/ 1], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1my5fe2/read_the_privacy_policy_and_now_deleting_account/ 2], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1mabkou/notabilitys_new_privacy_policy_ai_and_voice_notes/ 3]). | In July 2025, Notability updated its [https://notability.com/privacy Privacy Policy Privacy Policy]. All users, including those who purchased the app before November 2021, were locked out of the app and their notes until they accepted the new terms. User reports and concerns are discussed in these Reddit threads ([https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1msjoi7/has_anyone_read_the_updated_privacy_policy/ 1], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1my5fe2/read_the_privacy_policy_and_now_deleting_account/ 2], [https://www.reddit.com/r/notabilityapp/comments/1mabkou/notabilitys_new_privacy_policy_ai_and_voice_notes/ 3]). | ||