Nothing in the cloud is actually safe. So, rather than completely dismissing Evernote, just make it safer by synching it with Google Docs or Dropbox or any other platform via cloudHQ. It'll provide you with a real-time sync of whatever is in your notebook, AND it'll save an archive folder for you in the other platform you synched it with (i.e. dropbox) in case something accidentally gets deleted from your Evernote notebook. Go to cloudhq.net and start the free trial. If you like the service, pay $10/mo to keep it going or just write a blog post about your experience with us and you'll get free sync service for a year. :)
cloudHQ is absolutely safe.
Here's a security link: https://www.cloudhq.net/security and a privacy link too: https://www.cloudhq.net/privacy
1) Sync emails to salesforce: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-emails-to-sal...
2) Backup Dropbox to AmazonS3: https://www.cloudhq.net/backup/dropbox/amazon_s3
Disclaimer: I'm a cofounder, but stand behind the quality of our services 100%.
Naomi