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McAfee Says He Lied About iPhone Hacking Method To Get Public Attention

Posted by timothy on from the the-greater-good dept.

blottsie writes: McAfee, who founded of one of the first companies to offer antivirus software, claimed on CNN and Russia Today, as well as in a Business Insider column, that he could bypass the advanced encryption protecting the phone without Apple's help. But he lied in these interviews, he said in an interview with the Daily Dot, to "get a shitload of public attention."

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  1. Re:So, he's a lying asshole... by Penguinisto · · Score: 5, Funny

    We expect politicians to lie. Geeks, not so much (well, unless they're also vendors, but...)

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  2. Shocked by Caitlin2013D · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on McAfee lied here!

  3. Maybe he's lying about lying to get attention by JoeyRox · · Score: 5, Funny

    And so he really can crack the iPhone's security.

  4. My faith in humanity is RUINED! RUINED I say! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I can't believe everything John McAfee says, there's no point in living!

  5. Re:Yes by ISoldat53 · · Score: 4, Funny

    There goes his opportunity for a job with the FBI/DEA.