Jay Freeman

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Freeman studied and graduated with a degree in computer science from the College of Creative Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.{{cite news |last= Crook |first= Evan |date= May 7, 2013 |title= UCSB Alumnus Among the First to Hack Google Glass |url= http://dailynexus.com/2013-05-07/ucsb-alumnus-among-the-first-to-hack-google-glass/comment-page-1/ |newspaper= The Daily Nexus |accessdate= October 8, 2014 }} In 2009, he was a doctoral student in computer science at UCSB.{{cite news |last= Kane |first= Yukari Iwatani |date= March 6, 2009 |title= Breaking Apple's Grip on the iPhone |url= https://online.wsj.com/articles/SB123629876097346481 |newspaper= Wall Street Journal |accessdate= October 8, 2014 }}

He built Anakrino, a decompiler for .NET available in 2002.{{cite web |url= http://oreilly.com/pub/a/dotnet/2002/01/21/vbnet.html |title= Top Five Visual Basic .NET Tips |last1= Grundgeiger |first1= Dave |date= January 21, 2002 |website= O'Reilly WindowsDevCenter |publisher= O'Reilly Media, Inc. |accessdate= October 8, 2014}} He co-authored a paper published in 2005 about a "Java runtime event specification and monitoring library."{{cite journal |last1= Karaorman |first1= Murat |last2= Freeman |first2= Jay |date= January 2005 |title= jMonitor: Java Runtime Event Specification and Monitoring Library |journal= Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer Science |publisher= Elsevier |volume= 113 |pages= 181–200 |doi= 10.1016/j.entcs.2004.01.027 |doi-access= free }} He has worked with Brian Fox on multiple freelance projects.{{Cite news|url = http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/62209.html |title = Android, Schmandroid: Linux on the iPhone|last = Adhikari |first = Richard|date = March 20, 2008|work = Linux Insider|access-date = July 19, 2015}}

In February 2008, Freeman released the initial version of Cydia, a software distribution and installation tool for jailbroken iOS devices.{{cite web |url= http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/28/debian-style-installation-arrives-on-iphone/ |title= Debian-style installation arrives on iPhone |author= Erica Sadun |date= February 28, 2008 |publisher= The Unofficial Apple Weblog |accessdate= September 24, 2011 |archive-date= August 28, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110828084309/http://www.tuaw.com/2008/02/28/debian-style-installation-arrives-on-iphone |url-status= dead }} In May 2009, he added a proprietary store system to Cydia which allows developers to sell their products.{{cite news |last= Bouman |first= Amber |date= March 11, 2009 |title= Cydia annoys Apple with rogue app store: A new download site makes unauthorized apps available to everyone |url= http://www.infoworld.com/article/2634584/mobile-technology/cydia-annoys-apple-with-rogue-app-store.html |newspaper= InfoWorld |access-date= May 6, 2015}} In September 2010, his company (SaurikIT, LLC) announced that it had acquired Rock Your Phone, Inc. (makers of Rock.app). SaurikIT and Rock Your Phone were the two largest providers of third-party apps.{{cite web |url= http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/11/alliance-of-the-jailbreakers-cydia-acquires-rock/ |title= Alliance of the jailbreakers: Cydia acquires Rock |author= Steven Sande |date= September 12, 2010 |publisher= The Unofficial Apple Weblog |accessdate= August 2, 2011 |archive-date= May 11, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110511075343/http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/11/alliance-of-the-jailbreakers-cydia-acquires-rock/ |url-status= dead }}

He has published tools for developers to make software, particularly for jailbroken iOS. He made Cydia Substrate, a framework that developers use to help them modify iOS with extensions.{{cite web |url= http://www.redmondpie.com/cydia-substrate-formerly-mobile-substrate-for-ios-7-64-bit-devices-released-in-cydia/ |title= Cydia Substrate (Formerly Mobile Substrate) For iOS 7 & 64-bit Devices Released In Cydia! |last1= Morris |first1= Paul |date= December 31, 2013 |website= Redmond Pie |accessdate= October 8, 2014}} He also made Cycript, a tool that developers use to inspect and modify applications on iOS and OS X.{{cite book |last= Zdziarski |first= Jonathan |date= January 18, 2012 |title= Hacking and Securing iOS Applications |url= https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/hacking-and-securing/9781449325213/ch07s03.html |publisher= O'Reilly Media, Inc. |isbn= 9781449318741 |accessdate= October 8, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160205134714/https://www.safaribooksonline.com/library/view/hacking-and-securing/9781449325213/ch07s03.html |archive-date= February 5, 2016 |url-status= dead }}

He has developed a plethora of software extensions for jailbroken iOS users to add features to iOS, including Apple File Conduit 2,{{Cite news|url = http://www.redmondpie.com/afc2-for-ios-8-8.1-released-by-saurik-gives-full-file-system-access-over-usb/|title = AFC2 For iOS 8 / 8.1 Released By Saurik, Gives Full File System Access Over USB|last = Reid|first = Ben|date = October 25, 2014|work = RedmondPie|access-date = May 6, 2015}} Cycorder,{{Cite news|url = http://www.imore.com/the-free-iphone-video-recorder-cycorder|title = The Free iPhone Video Recorder - Cycorder|author= Jeremy|date = September 8, 2008|work = iMore|access-date = May 6, 2015}} CyDialer,{{Cite news|url = https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/12/14/app-watch-exploiting-the-iphone-lock-screen/|title = App Watch: Exploiting the iPhone Lock Screen|last = Kane|first = Yukari Iwatani|date = December 14, 2009|work = The Wall Street Journal|access-date = May 9, 2015}} Cydget, Cyntact,{{Cite news|url = http://www.imore.com/daily-tip-add-contact-pics-address-book-cyntact-jailbreak|title = Daily tip: how to add contact pics to your address book with Cyntact [jailbreak]|last = Kazmucha|first = Allyson|date = April 11, 2011|work = iMore|access-date = May 9, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924034011/http://www.imore.com/daily-tip-add-contact-pics-address-book-cyntact-jailbreak|archive-date = September 24, 2015|url-status = dead}} Cyueue,{{Cite news|url = http://lifehacker.com/5991880/cyueue-adds-quick-song-queuing-to-the-ios-music-app|title = Cyueue Adds Quick Song Queuing to the iOS Music App|last = Klosowski|first = Thorin|date = March 22, 2013|work = Lifehacker|access-date = May 6, 2015}} Five Icon Dock, Veency,{{Cite news|url = http://lifehacker.com/5066254/veency-offers-remote-control-of-your-jailbroken-iphone|title = Veency Offers Remote Control of Your Jailbroken iPhone|last = Purdy|first = Kevin|date = October 21, 2008|work = Lifehacker|access-date = May 9, 2015}} and WinterBoard.{{Cite news|url = http://appadvice.com/appnn/2008/08/how-to-use-winterboard-summerboard-replacement-a-walkthrough|title = How to Use WinterBoard (SummerBoard Replacement): A Walkthrough|last = Elder|first = Nic|date = August 14, 2008|work = AppAdvice|access-date = May 6, 2015}} He has also released Cydia Eraser (previously named Cydia Impactor, but was renamed to avoid confusion) for jailbroken iOS, a tool for removing personal data and "unjailbreaking" the device while preserving the iOS version.{{Cite news|url = https://www.networkworld.com/article/941292/new-un-jailbreaking-tool-cydia-impactor-for-ios-has-android-roots.html|title = New un-jailbreaking tool Cydia Eraser (previously named Cydia Impactor, but was renamed to avoid confusion) for iOS has Android roots|last = Gold|first = Jon|date = July 20, 2015|work = Network World|access-date = July 21, 2015}}

He is also a member of the iPhone Dev Team group, which has developed jailbreaks for iOS.{{cite book |last1= Jurick |first1= David |last2= Stolarz |first2 = Adam |last3= Stolarz |first3 = Damien |date= Apr 2, 2009 |title= iPhone Hacks: Pushing the iPhone and iPod touch Beyond Their Limits |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=i-gABmh50v8C&q=%22dev+team%22+%22saurik%22&pg=PA56 |publisher= O'Reilly Media, Inc. |page= 56 |isbn= 9780596555689 |accessdate= October 8, 2014 }}

Freeman has also done software development and security research on the Android OS. In 2008, he ported Debian for use on an Android phone.{{cite news |last= Sadun |first= Erica |date= November 10, 2008 |title= Debian ported to G1 |url= https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/11/debian-ported-to-g1/ |newspaper= Ars Technica |accessdate= October 8, 2014}} In April 2013, he built an implementation of a root (jailbreak) for Google Glass{{cite news |last= Greenberg |first= Andy |date= April 26, 2013 |title= Google Glass Has Already Been Hacked By Jailbreakers |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/04/26/google-glass-has-already-been-hacked-by-jailbreakers/ |newspaper= Forbes |accessdate= October 8, 2014}} and published an analysis of the ramifications.{{cite news |last= Greenberg |first= Andy |date= April 30, 2013 |title= Developer Warns Of Google Glass Security Risks Following His Jailbreak Exploit |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2013/04/30/developer-warns-of-google-glass-security-risks-following-his-jailbreak-exploit/ |newspaper= Forbes |accessdate= October 8, 2014}} In May 2013, he published a version of Cydia Substrate for Android.{{cite web |url= https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/14/cydia-the-alternative-app-store-for-jailbroken-apple-devices-now-runs-on-android/ |title= Cydia Substrate Comes To Android (Cydia Store Next?) |last1= Perez |first1= Sarah |date= May 14, 2013 |website= TechCrunch |accessdate= October 8, 2014}} In July 2013, he published an analysis and implementation of "Master Key" vulnerabilities for Android.{{cite web |url= http://9to5google.com/2013/07/21/cydia-developer-saurik-exploits-and-fixes-androids-master-key-vulnerability/ |title= Cydia developer Saurik exploits and fixes Android's Master Key vulnerability with 'Impactor' |last1= Weintraub |first1= Seth |date= July 21, 2013 |website= 9to5Google |accessdate= October 8, 2014}}

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Freeman supported incorporation of Isla Vista, California (the community adjoining UCSB).{{Cite news|url = http://www.independent.com/news/2015/feb/26/isla-vista-divide-and-conquer/|title = Isla Vista: Divide and Conquer?: Opinions Split Over Self-Governance Options|last = Brugger|first = Kelsey|date = February 26, 2015|work = The Santa Barbara Independent|access-date = May 6, 2015}} In January 2016, he announced his candidacy for the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors,{{Cite web|title = Another Challenger Joins 3rd District Race|url = http://www.independent.com/news/2016/jan/28/another-challenger-joins-3rd-district-race/|website = www.independent.com| date=28 January 2016 |access-date = 2016-02-05}} and in June 2016 he lost in the primary election for that role.{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.com/news/2016/jun/07/santa-barbara-votes-2016-primary-election/|title=Santa Barbara Votes: 2016 Primary Election|date=2016-06-07|website=Santa Barbara Independent|access-date=2016-11-10}} He then ran for a four-year seat on the board of directors for the Isla Vista Community Services District and was elected in November 2016.{{Cite web|title = 2016 Santa Barbara County Presidential General Election|url = https://www.electionwareresults.com/webResults/summary-253.html#DataTables_Table_72|website = www.electionwareresults.com|access-date = 2016-11-09|archive-date = 2016-11-09|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161109221124/https://www.electionwareresults.com/webResults/summary-253.html#DataTables_Table_72|url-status = dead}}

As of 2019, Freeman is also a Special District member of the Santa Barbara County Local Agency Formation Commission{{Cite web|url=http://www.sblafco.org/staff_and_members.sbc|title=Members & Staff|website=LAFCO Santa Barbara County|access-date=2019-10-31|archive-date=2019-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031184356/http://www.sblafco.org/staff_and_members.sbc|url-status=dead}} and a member of the Goleta Library Advisory Commission.{{Cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/gview?url=http://goleta.legistar1.com/goleta/meetings/2019/11/1361_A_Library_Advisory_Commission_19-11-04_Agenda.pdf&embedded=true|title=Library Advisory Commission Agenda, Monday, November 4, 2019|website=City of Goleta|access-date=2019-10-31}}

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