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Hacker to Conduct Free Webinar for Law Enforcement
Jonathan Zdziarski is better known in the hacker community as "NerveGas." He has played a key role in opening the iPhone's environment to third-party software development, and is hailed on many geek news sites for cracking this device and leading the effort to write the first open source applications. Jonathan was the first to develop an application that takes full advantage of the major iPhone APIs with NES.app, a portable Nintendo Entertainment System emulator.

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Postconviction DNA Testing: An International Impact
To point out the obvious - the application of DNA technology to postconviction appeals has compelled more than a few changes to the U.S. criminal justice system. Seven years ago, only two states allowed for the possibility of applying newly discovered DNA evidence to appellate cases. Today, the vast majority of states recognize the power of DNA to determine actual innocence years after other forensic evidence has proven flawed.

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