Hello everyone. Just found out about this note taking app named Reflect App . Claims to be end-to-end encrypted, but still closed source. I created an account so I could check things out and I got really impressed. It’s a new perspective on note taking which I didn’t have seen before: everything you …

[image] anon1226312: That’s correct - ultimately you have to trust the client, and the client can change (we do update it from time to time). There’s always a user-experience tradeoff with security and this is where we’ve chosen to draw the line. We understand this may not work for everyone, but…

[image] anon57862721: Uses AI in notes and is closed sourced. Absolutely useless for folks who are privacy conscious. I’m not a fan of AI. At all. However, I do think that all note-taking apps lack a powerful spellchecker. It’s possible that apps like Grammarly, which I don’t use, can be int…

[image] anon57862721: Uses AI in notes and is closed sourced. Absolutely useless for folks who are privacy conscious. AI can be used privately and closed-source software ( some Apple services , 1Password, Tresorit) can be more private than open-source software (WordPress, Firefox, OnlyOffice , …

Your point is well taken but will only become valid if in this case this app is indeed better than other recommendations by PG here. Until then, I still believe my point stands.

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Uses AI in notes and is closed sourced. Absolutely useless for folks who are privacy conscious.

Not sure this belongs on a forum discussing privacy and security forward tools/things.

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