Thank you all for the suggestions and comments.
Revisions and additions will be made with appropriate attribution.
With reference to the applicability of a checklist, are there any
free/accessible and discreet services that assist with tool selection?
> That's a useful checklist, thanks. Are yo
Getting someone who gets their security advice from Forbes to evaluate and
select tools for secure private communications is probably non-trivial,
but worthwhile.
This is, hopefully, the start of a practical general checklist.
Comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Happy holidays!
It may