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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."

2 of 171 comments (clear)

  1. Yes by blueshift_1 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Obviously. Move along.

  2. So, he's a lying asshole... by jcr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Can't understand why he's not as popular as Trump, Sanders, or Clinton. He's doing the same things they are!

    -jcr

    --
    The only title of honor that a tyrant can grant is "Enemy of the State."