1. This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.

News McAfee teases NSA-busting privacy gadget

Discussion in 'Article Discussion' started by Gareth Halfacree, 1 Oct 2013.

  1. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    17,383
    Likes Received:
    7,225
    Gareth Halfacree, 1 Oct 2013
    #1
  2. Woodspoon

    Woodspoon What's a Dremel?

    Joined:
    10 May 2008
    Posts:
    502
    Likes Received:
    1
    Maybe it's just me but, how to attract the attention of the NSA - say your product is NSA proof.
     
    Woodspoon, 1 Oct 2013
    #2
  3. Corky42

    Corky42 Where's walle?

    Joined:
    30 Oct 2012
    Posts:
    9,648
    Likes Received:
    388
    For some reason James McCormick's fake bomb detector springs to mind when i read this :)
     
    Corky42, 1 Oct 2013
    #3
  4. Draksis

    Draksis What's a Dremel?

    Joined:
    21 Oct 2009
    Posts:
    1,235
    Likes Received:
    50
    headlines 6 months from now: "NSA uses D-Central to spy on everyone. Also bypasses high end security with finger print scans from iPhone 5" :worried:

    :p
     
    Draksis, 1 Oct 2013
    #4
  5. IvanIvanovich

    IvanIvanovich будет глотать вашу душу.

    Joined:
    31 Aug 2008
    Posts:
    4,870
    Likes Received:
    252
    It's a McAfee product, so it will probably be pretty effective. It just makes the computer so damn slow you won't use it anymore... NSA proof.
     
    IvanIvanovich, 1 Oct 2013
    #5
  6. liratheal

    liratheal Sharing is Caring

    Joined:
    20 Nov 2005
    Posts:
    12,908
    Likes Received:
    2,009
    Would you trust a man to encrypt your data and hide you from the NSA if he can't even hide himself with his millions of dollars from Guatemalan Police?
     
    liratheal, 1 Oct 2013
    #6
  7. ChaosDefinesOrder

    ChaosDefinesOrder Vapourmodder

    Joined:
    6 Feb 2008
    Posts:
    712
    Likes Received:
    8
    Heh, that was my first thought too!
     
    ChaosDefinesOrder, 1 Oct 2013
    #7
  8. John_T

    John_T Minimodder

    Joined:
    3 Aug 2009
    Posts:
    533
    Likes Received:
    23
    Pretty much what I was thinking.

    That too.
     
    John_T, 1 Oct 2013
    #8
  9. PingCrosby

    PingCrosby What's a Dremel?

    Joined:
    16 Jan 2010
    Posts:
    392
    Likes Received:
    7
    Anything that has McAfee on it and is found on my computer is obliterated immediately and sent into the void in a squillion pieces
     
    PingCrosby, 2 Oct 2013
    #9
  10. Gareth Halfacree

    Gareth Halfacree WIIGII! Lover of bit-tech Administrator Super Moderator Moderator

    Joined:
    4 Dec 2007
    Posts:
    17,383
    Likes Received:
    7,225
    My all-time favourite interview quote ever is on that subject, when McAfee was asked in 2012 - long after he'd sold his stake in the company - whether he used McAfee anti-virus.
     
    Gareth Halfacree, 2 Oct 2013
    #10
Tags: Edit

Share This Page