John McAfee’s ‘hack-proof’ phone is doomed to fail

John McAfee unveiled the plans for his “first really personal smartphone” in Newsweek yesterday. He believes his gadget is the “most hack-proof telephone” ever created. The $1,100 Android telephone, referred to as the McAfee Privateness Telephone, was created via a partnership with cybersecurity agency MGT. It’ll function bodily switches that permit the consumer to bodily disconnect the battery, antennas for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and geolocation, the digital camera, and the microphone. McAfee additionally tells Newsweek that it’ll be capable of determine after which not hook up with a Stingray or another IMSI catcher system. It additionally contains a net search anonymizer.

None of this sounds prefer it’ll make a significant distinction for customers. Hardware isn’t the issue in relation to cellular...

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