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John McAfee

British-American programmer and businessman (1945–2021)

PersonDied aged 75humanQ45864

Also known as John David McAfee

Born: September 18, 1945
3
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1.Stated in tweettwitter.com/officialmcafee/status/929860551034929154
2.Stated in tweettwitter.com/officialmcafee/status/870750351259033601
3.Stated in GeneaStar
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Died: June 23, 2021
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1.eldiario.es/catalunya/encuentran-john-mcafee-muerto-prision-catalana-despues-aprobara-extradicion_1_8069355.html
2.alphapress24.com/86632/
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Birthplace: Cinderford
Place of death: Centre Penitenciari Brians 2
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1.naciodigital.cat/noticia/221687/john-mcafee-suicida
2.eldiario.es/catalunya/encuentran-john-mcafee-muerto-prision-catalana-despues-aprobara-extradicion_1_8069355.html
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Citizenship: United States
, United Kingdom
Occupation: programmer
, engineer
, businessperson
+2 more
Education: Roanoke College(until 1967)
Employer: Goddard Institute for Space Studies(1968–1970)
, UNIVAC
, Xerox
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John David McAfee was a British and American computer programmer, businessman, and two-time U.S. presidential candidate who unsuccessfully sought the Libertarian Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and in 2020. In 1987, he wrote the first commercial anti-virus software, founding McAfee Associates to sell his creation. He resigned in 1994 and sold his remaining stake in the company. McAfee became the company's most vocal critic in later years, urging consumers to uninstall the company's anti-virus software, which he characterized as bloatware. He disavowed the company's continued use of his name in branding, a practice that has persisted in spite of a short-lived corporate rebrand attempt under Intel ownership.

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McAfee, LLC1987 · American global computer security software company

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McAfee, LLC1987 · American global computer security software company

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: John
David
2
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1.Stated in tweettwitter.com/officialmcafee/status/870750351259033601
2.Stated in tweettwitter.com/officialmcafee/status/929860551034929154
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Member of political party: Libertarian Party(since 2015)
Family name: McAfee
Residence: Salem
Social media followers: 1,130,575(February 3, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 961445378
1,143,302(February 26, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 961445378
1,071,328(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 961445378
1,065,378(April 14, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 961445378
Native language: English
Manner of death: suicide nature of statement: probably
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Sources
1.wsj.com/articles/john-mcafees-death-was-likely-suicide-spanish-authorities-say-11624537038
2.eldiario.es/catalunya/justicia-confirma-suicidio-john-mcafee-abre-puerta-repatriacion-cadaver_1_10555164.html#:~:text=El%20auto%20confirma%20que%20McAfee,aprobado%20su%20extradici%C3%B3n%20a%20EE.
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Short name: John McAfee
Name in native language: John David McAfee
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1.“FEC FORM 2”docquery.fec.gov/pdf/254/201509089001618254/201509089001618254.pdf
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Cause of death: hanging to death
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Sources
1.eldiario.es/catalunya/justicia-confirma-suicidio-john-mcafee-abre-puerta-repatriacion-cadaver_1_10555164.htmlRetrieved 2023-12-19
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