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John McAfee at Def Con: Don’t Use Smartphones

John McAfee, a pioneer of antivirus software, made a surprise appearance at a hacker conference here to warn that smartphone apps spy on consumers.

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pompombrum3545d ago

At this point, if anyone actually believes they have privacy with their Android/Windows/Iphone, they deserve to be spied on. We see stories every week of the little things that are collected. All you have to do is leave your wifi connection set to on and and firms can pretty much track your ever movement, some (search up free wifi for York, UK stories) have even came out and admitted to selling the information.

ajax173545d ago (Edited 3544d ago )

John is awesome. I can't wait to see that documentary on him

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Antivirus Software Creator John McAfee Found Dead in Prison

The creator of the McAfee antivirus software, John McAfee was found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona.

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John McAfee, internet security dude and crypto shill, has been arrested in Spain

John McAfee, famed for McAfee Antivirus, has been arrested in Spain on charges of tax evasion. Here's what to know.

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That stupid ‘unhackable’ crypto wallet from John McAfee seems to have been hacked

Recently, John McAfee of McAfee fame touted that he was working on an ‘unhackable’ crypto wallet, referred to as Bitfi.

McAfee was so confident that he also put up a $100,000 bounty for anyone that could hack it, but was confident (“Money talks, bullshit walks”) that it was simply impossible. First, let’s get something out of the way – nothing is unhackable.

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