14 DAY TRIAL // When you think about eccentric tech leaders, it’s impossible not to think of John McAfee. Well, after tackling the age-old question of how to uninstall his antivirus program, he now hopes to be of help to those seeking to avoid the NSA surveillance.
Future Tense Central is the project bringing the D-Central device that McAfee claims will create a private network for a small group of users that cannot be infiltrated by any outside source.
The device, or at least a prototype, is apparently going to hit the markets sometime next March, according to the countdown on the site. And your privacy is not going to cost you an arm and a leg, as the D-Central device will sell for less than $100 / €74.
McAfee isn’t afraid his device will get banned in the United States, saying he plans to market it whatever the situation.
D-Central is localized and has a range of about three blocks. Everyone can then communicate with each other in a safe environment. McAfee says he’s about six months away from a prototype device, since the design is already decided upon.
“We’re looking for partners for development of the hardware,” he said, claiming there are up to four varieties of final hardware.
And while many are concerned the device will be put to criminal use, McAfee is nonchalant about it. “Of course it will be used for nefarious purposes, just like the telephone is used for nefarious purposes,” he said.
It seems the plan for the device has been around for a few years, but it quickly got to the front of the line over the past few months as the NSA scandal unfolded and more information about the surveillance programs was revealed.
