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John mcafee, the eccentric antivirus pioneer known for his brushes with the law, said he has spoken with bitcoin creator satoshi nakamoto and plans to reveal the persons identity. San pedro, belize software company founder john mcafee said wednesday he is in hiding, unarmed and accompanied only by a young woman, changing locations and. Nov 12, 2012 computer programmer and founder of the mcafee antivirus software company, john mcafee, is wanted for murder in belize, gizmodo reported on monday, citing belize officials. Jan 17, 2018 john david mcafee born september 18, 1945 is a britishamerican computer programmer and businessman. Nov 20, 2012 software company founder john mcafee speaks at the official presentation of equipment ceremony that took place at the san pedro police station in ambergris caye, belize on thursday, nov. In 1987, mcafee founded his own company to create and distribute antivirus products.
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