Come to think of it, I might even write a few articles on online security and privacy some place else here when I'm more able to and can find the time.

Please Note - The article referred to in the below original post here and the whole topic of said article has been extensively restructured and revised now. Hence, the thread has been re-titled 'Online Security & Privacy 101', and this thread itself also has been re-titled 'On Online Security & Privacy 101' to reflect the change in the title of the main thread.

The restructured and revised thread, as far as extant, is now available here.

The historical first and second post in this present thread are preserved below for historical accuracy, and of course it wouldn't make sense to edit all posts here.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the above announced article had to be posted late. It is now available here :

https://forums.winstep.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=12368

The next article in this occasional series, this time concerning security and privacy with iOS and Android smartphones (and tablets), is now in preparation, with research almost completed. I hope to be working on a first rough draft within the next couple of weeks. The final article may still take some time as my time is extremely constrained.

Due to having been kept madly busy on this board this past month or two, the forthcoming article on privacy and security on smartphones and tablets regrettably is becoming very much delayed. Although a first rough draft is complete, further work is on the back-burner for the time being, as even when things return to some sort of normality on this board there are a lot of other matters that I have to catch up with urgently.

All the same, I hope it won't be too long before I can resume working on the article.

More good news! The first draft of 'Addendum 1 - Web Browsers' is finished. I am now ready to start on the second and with luck final draft. Of course, this addendum also covers search engines and other browser-based services.

And still more good news, albeit an aside. The main article 'Online Security & Privacy (Windows) 101' has now topped 85,000 views on this board alone. At this rate, it should top 100K views within the next two weeks or so. This is a good thing, a very good thing indeed. The more people get aware of their privacy and security and want to protect it, the more people wake up to the huge threat to privacy, security, and freedom and democracy that is hanging over all our heads the better.

Some difficulties with the second draft of the Appendix on Browsers etc. highlighted certain structural problems with the whole project. These will regrettably have to take priority addressing for now in what little time I can spare presently.

Consequently, in order to facilitate better integration of the whole project, the current thread 'Online Security & Privacy (Windows) 101' will be retitled 'Online Security & Privacy 101', and the actual article will be preceded by an Introduction and a Contents list. It may also be necessary to revise the Windows article at least in parts.

In spite of these changes, it is hoped to post at least parts of them soon.

Regrettably the restructured project has been slightly delayed due to various emergencies that had to be attended to, and also due to the greater complexity of the work. The 'Online Security & Privacy (Windows) 101' article itself also needed much more extensive revision than anticipated, and the need to add a 'Mini Blog' further delayed work.

However, I now expect to start posting during the rest of this week, probably over the course of several days. The opening post in this thread will also need complete revision. Expect the actual article post to be unusable until the whole restructured project is properly in place, and expect the announcement of completion RSN.