Granola meeting notes may be viewable by link unless you change settings

In short: Granola’s meeting notes start private, but the app can create view links that are open to anyone with the link unless you change the sharing setting.

What happened

Granola is an AI note-taking app for macOS, Windows, and iPhone. It connects to your Google or Microsoft calendar, but it does not automatically join meetings. You start it yourself, and it listens to your microphone and computer audio to create a live transcript (a written record of what was said).

Granola says notes are private by default. However, when you share notes, Granola can generate a link that lets “anyone with the link” view them. That is like handing out a key that works for anyone who gets a copy. Users can change this in Settings, under Preferences, then Data and sharing, to limit viewing to company members only or to fully restrict access so links are not used and specific people must be invited.

The Verge also reported that Granola uses anonymized, also called de-identified, notes and transcripts to improve its own AI models, unless you opt out in the same settings area. Granola says it does not allow outside AI providers like OpenAI or Anthropic to train their models on your data, even if Granola sends transcripts to them for processing. The company says it stores transcripts and user notes, not audio recordings.

Why it matters

Meeting notes often include names, plans, and sensitive details. If you use Granola, it may be worth checking two things: who can view a shared link, and whether your notes can be used to improve Granola’s AI unless you opt out.

Source: The Verge AI