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Android: The EverNote installer says the app requires access to certain areas of the device. - Hardware Controls - Network Communications - Your Location - Your personal Information - Storage - Phone Calls - System Tools

This is absurd. I passed.

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Well location and storage might be something to do with its ability to tag with location and add pictures? Network comms, sure, the rest, who knows... ? Thankfully it's locked down on iOS, with access to my location only after a prompt, else I'd never bring myself to trust it. I'm worried enough that notes aren't encrypted server-side.

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