John McAfee, the antivirus software pioneer, has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2016 presidential race.
On Wednesday, McAfee officially filed papers with the Federal Election Commission, as well as launching a website, Facebook page and Twitter handle.
McAfee won’t be seeking the democratic or the republican nomination; instead, he’s creating his new party: the Cyber Party.
His main campaign platforms will be focused on online privacy and domestic surveillance, CNN reported.
“In terms of ideology and aims, it is not really related to any existing party,” McAfee said.
McAfee, who explained that he decided to run for president after being encouraged by “almost everyone” he knows, said that he aims to make the topic of government surveillance and federal adoption of new technology as his main focal points.
"We are losing privacy at an alarming rate -- we have none left," McAfee said. " We've given up so much for the illusion of security and our government is simply dysfunctional."
McAfee, who describes himself as an “eccentric millionaire,” amassed an estimated fortune of $100 million during the early days of the Internet through the antivirus software bearing his name before cashing out to Intel and moving to Belize in 2009 after losing much of his wealth during the recession.
McAfee recently made headlines in 2012 when he attempted to evade Belizean authorities for questioning in the case of his murdered neighbor.