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John McAfee: US presidential bid for anti-virus mogul | John McAfee: US presidential bid for anti-virus mogul |
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Maverick tech veteran John McAfee has confirmed he is running for US president. | Maverick tech veteran John McAfee has confirmed he is running for US president. |
Mr McAfee, who founded an anti-virus company of the same name, filed a candidacy statement on Tuesday. | Mr McAfee, who founded an anti-virus company of the same name, filed a candidacy statement on Tuesday. |
The US entrepreneur, 69, attracted international attention when he went on the run in 2012 following the murder of his neighbour in Belize. | The US entrepreneur, 69, attracted international attention when he went on the run in 2012 following the murder of his neighbour in Belize. |
He has launched a campaign website and will share more details about his candidacy later. | He has launched a campaign website and will share more details about his candidacy later. |
"I live in a country that has passed so many laws, that, at an average reading speed, would take me 600 years to read, reading 24 hours a day," Mr McAfee told the BBC. | |
"I am protected by a government that invades my privacy so that it can assure me that I am not the enemy it is protecting me from. | |
"I live in a country that is governed by people largely illiterate in cybersecurity - as proven by the multiple government computer hacks. | |
"Yet cyber-warfare is now the means of war. My government is dysfunctional. For the 300 million other Americans - you are in the same boat with me." | |
Drink and drugs | Drink and drugs |
Mr McAfee found fame when he launched his anti-malware company in 1987, but he resigned from the company in 1994. | Mr McAfee found fame when he launched his anti-malware company in 1987, but he resigned from the company in 1994. |
Intel later bought the company, in which Mr McAfee no longer held shares, for more than $7.6bn (£4.7bn). | Intel later bought the company, in which Mr McAfee no longer held shares, for more than $7.6bn (£4.7bn). |
However, it is his private life - including much publicised battles with drink and drugs - that has attracted most attention. | However, it is his private life - including much publicised battles with drink and drugs - that has attracted most attention. |
In November 2012, he went on the run in Belize after the murder of his neighbour, Gregory Faull, an Orlando sports bar owner. | In November 2012, he went on the run in Belize after the murder of his neighbour, Gregory Faull, an Orlando sports bar owner. |
Mr McAfee, who was never declared a suspect, said he feared he would be "silenced" if he was caught and thrown in jail. | Mr McAfee, who was never declared a suspect, said he feared he would be "silenced" if he was caught and thrown in jail. |
He eventually crossed the border into Guatemala, where he was arrested and then deported to the US. | He eventually crossed the border into Guatemala, where he was arrested and then deported to the US. |
At the time, Dean Barrow, Belize's Prime Minister, said Mr McAfee had only been classed a "person of interest". | At the time, Dean Barrow, Belize's Prime Minister, said Mr McAfee had only been classed a "person of interest". |
"I don't want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he is extremely paranoid, even bonkers," the politician added. | "I don't want to be unkind to the gentleman, but I believe he is extremely paranoid, even bonkers," the politician added. |
Mr McAfee's campaign manager confirmed that his party would be known as the "Cyber Party". | Mr McAfee's campaign manager confirmed that his party would be known as the "Cyber Party". |
On his Twitter feed, Mr McAfee promised to make an official announcement about his run on Wednesday at 23:00 BST. | On his Twitter feed, Mr McAfee promised to make an official announcement about his run on Wednesday at 23:00 BST. |
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