[Security Discussion] iunlock:
Thanks for the input guys! Much appreciated. :highfive:

I would say, stick with it because there are folks who are serious and can provide support. Maybe you should restructure it to where it is a paid service/app. Like I've said, this will weed out the scums which will then in turn create a more defined community. If one is serious about privacy and security, they'll have no problem paying for it. As for your concerns of the freeloaders, the truth is, when something is free, it completely alters the perception and value of that product or service. People just don't take free seriously. It's just how the human species work LOL....stupid I know but true. Whereas you put a price to something, then all of a sudden the air changes....know what I mean? Crazy I know....

Updated: 4/1/15 (For those in the future who's searching to find answers to this topic.)

Browser: I've always liked Pale Moon. Great browser and thanks for confirming....I'll also look into Atlas, Naked Browser, Tint and Lightening. I'm really liking the sounds of F-Droid. Thanks for that!

Firewall: In AFWall+, just enable the "iptalbes binaries?" or is there anything else? By doing this it prevents the apps from talking with Google servers? Wow....great stuff...

Email/Messages: I'll get Quickmessaging right away, this is great! Anything to stay away from having to deal with having to use GAPPS or anything Google....

Keyboard: Sony's Xperia Keyboard it is! So this is the safest yes? Is the stock Samsung keyboard safe or the same as 3rd party keyboards?

Encrypted Call Apps: Having encrypted calls is just a preference that I'd like to have. I deal with private client info etc....sensitive info..... of course I don't care about all the other general calls..."Hey hun, want to go to the movie tomorrow?" etc....that's not what I'm concerned about. I just want a sense of privacy when talking numbers and financial info as I don't trust them. (The others). So between one of the encrypted call apps and being connected on VPN on both ends....pretty solid? Red Phone or Silent Phone....yay or nay?

Photo Gallery: I used to use Quick Pic. Good to know it's fully restrictable and it's happy with it.

Mail Client: K-9 Mail it is...

File Explorer: Ghost Commander it is...

Titanium: Got it....

Google Voice: I've been looking into other options such as voip services. I'm just curious which one is the best to go with. As for "Csipsimple," you've mentioned that gogole strips the pockets of your calling data that carry ZRTP encryption so the calls are not encrypted anyway even if we're to use Csipsimple?

Password Manager: Lastpass or 1Password...both good yes?

As for your suggestion of going back to the Note 3 on 4.3 ....it's hard LOL. I have two lines...one for business (which is the one that I want to encrypt the heck out of with all the security/privacy bells and whistles) and my fun line so to speak where I don't give a rats....this is the line I get the latest and greatest for general stuff. (Non-work related).

Again, thanks a bunch. It is so refreshing to be able to finally talk serious about this stuff.....and like I've said, keep at it and do what you have to do to make this lucrative for you because you along with the other serious security/privacy devs deserve it! If someone doesn't want to pay, then so be it! If they can spend $5 on coffee, drop half of their paycheck at the bar or casino....trust me, they'll find a way.

About all this security stuff being, "....been suspiciously ignored by the "experts"," I have a few thoughts on this.

It's either they are too busy with their own projects and realize that the masses don't care about this stuff so they just don't put any energy into it.

They realize the extra work that would need to go into developing their ROM so to avoid that, they are purposely not opening this can of worms to avoid the hassle.

For a Dev to recognize these security issues could be a treat in having people sticking with 4.3 or below, which in turn would be a loss for them because the Dev's are working on the latest builds going forward instead of backward....