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John McAfee running for president
Anti-virus software tycoon John McAfee plans to run for President, the developer confirmed on Tuesday. He will run under his own newly created "Cyber Party."
http://time.com/4025991/john-mcafee-running-for-president/?xid=tcoshare
The self-described "eccentric millionaire," known for a strange run-in with authorities in Belize three years ago, said his primary motivation to enter the race was the government's problems with security and surveillance.
"We are losing privacy at an alarming rate — we have none left. We've given up so much for the illusion of security and our government is simply dysfunctional," he said, adding that he plans to release an explainer for his new Cyber Party.
John McAfee is running [for] president
McAfee, developer of the first commercial anti-virus program, has said he is going to announce a bid for the White House, and will create the Cyber Party to do so. "I have a huge underground following on the web," he told CNN. The website McAfee2016.com has also popped up.
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday September 10 2015, @03:49PM
The irony is delicious.
To be fair, from the summary it actually sounds like a good platform, although I expect nobody outside the Greater Slashdot Readership really gives a crap about the issue, or understands why they might.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Thursday September 10 2015, @07:51PM
Man, finally looking up all that legal trouble that happened to him a couple years back was a fascinating read.
http://interviews.slashdot.org/story/14/04/06/2344201/interview-john-mcafee-answers-your-questions [slashdot.org]
And to elaborate, he hasn't been involved with the antivirus product in like 20 years, apparently.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"