Enter the Void – With John McAfee

McAfee Moves On

The Libertarians already held their convention and cybersecurity overlord John McAfee didn’t win. But he is still teamed up with his vice presidential pick, Judd Weiss – and they are still making crazy ads.If you are familiar with his previous videos , you probably have an idea of what to expect here.“Secure Your Doors” is the latest installment in McAfee’s dystopian film-style political video campaign – and yes, it is as unsettling as his previous ads. Since McAfee didn’t secure his party’s nomination, this is video is actually an announcement of his post-campaign plans to step in as the CEO of MGT Capital Investments . But that’s no easy fact to decipher.The ad opens with a first person view of someone peeping on a young woman who is changing in her room – a deeply unsettling sight for anyone. As the camera pans out, we see multiple computers downloading images of the woman, before we are reminded of a similar nightmare that became a reality. Headlines from the 2014 Apple iCloud leak that released hundreds of private pictures from celebrities flash on the screen at a nauseating rate.A crunchy drum and bass track pulses over the entire ad as McAfee takes us even deeper into the Matrix. We are warned of personal cyber-security threats – like our data becoming “the currency of the underworld.”The minute-long ad comes to a close with hundred dollar bills raining across the screen, over the covered faces of hackers and cyber criminals. The words “We all have information to protect” is typed across the screen, followed by “Secure your doors.”McAfee, a long outspoken critic of government surveillance , did not become this year’s Libertarian nominee. But as he conceded the nomination to former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, McAfee pledged that he would continue to advocate for “his life’s work” of developing “technology platforms, software and hardware components designed to protect people and their freedoms.”So maybe McAfee isn’t ruling out a 2020 bid? We’ll have to wait and see.CNN will host a televised Libertarian Town Hall tomorrow. Here’s everything you need to know.