Jane Manchun Wong黄文津
Security researcher and reverse engineer known for uncovering unreleased features in major apps. Based in San Francisco.
Honors & Awards
Selected recognition from industry and publications.
- The San Francisco StandardSF 100The Thinkers (opens in new window)
- Outside LLMsJudgeAI & Music HackathonOutside Lands Festival (opens in new window)
- Webby AwardsBest Mobile User InterfaceThreads Web (opens in new window)
- Tatler AsiaAsia's Most InfluentialHong KongTechnology (opens in new window)
- Forbes30 Under 30North AmericaSocial Media (opens in new window)
- Tatler AsiaGen.T Leaders of TomorrowHong KongTechnology (opens in new window)
Press & Media
Selected coverage from major publications.
Profiles
- MIT Technology ReviewSpilling Silicon Valley's secrets, one tweet at a timeUnited States (opens in new window)
- Ming Pao「拆app達人」黃文津 揭露隱藏功能 推動更善良網絡世界Hong Kong (opens in new window)
- Les EchosJane Manchun Wong, la codeuse qui fait trembler la Silicon ValleyFrance (opens in new window)
- Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungEine Hackerin für AppsGermany (opens in new window)
- Business InsiderThis rogue hacker digs up unreleased features on Instagram, Facebook, and SpotifyUnited States (opens in new window)
- CNBCFacebook employees turn to Hong Kong hacker for info on internal projectsUnited States (opens in new window)
- CNNThis 24-year-old finds unreleased features in your favorite appsUnited States (opens in new window)
- BBCThe woman scooping Silicon ValleyUnited Kingdom (opens in new window)
- The Next WebMeet the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in techNetherlands (opens in new window)
- South China Morning PostJane Wong uncovers hidden app features tech giants want to keep secretHong Kong (opens in new window)
Features
- The San Francisco StandardThere’s a new sleuth in townThe WaggleSF openings radar (opens in new window)
- The VergeThe most fun way to look through old photosInstaller No. 95Screen Share (opens in new window)
- EmbeddedMy Internet: Jane Manchun Wong (opens in new window)
- Uses ThisJane Manchun Wong (opens in new window)
Mentions
Cited as sources in government publications, policy research, academic research, and patents.
Government & Policy
- National Science and Technology Council人文與社會科學簡訊TaiwanVol. 25 No. 4pp. 96–97 (opens in new window)
- Internet Safety LabsDigital Harms DictionaryReference DictionaryRef. 8ICP.2a (opens in new window)
- Center for American ProgressFighting Coronavirus Misinformation and DisinformationPolicy Reportn. 78 (opens in new window)
Academic Research
- Northwestern Journal of Human RightsManaging Misinformation on Social Media: Targeted Newsfeed Interventions and Freedom of ThoughtPeer-ReviewedVol. 21 No. 2p. 109 (opens in new window)
- ConvergencePlatformed solidarity: Examining the performative politics of Twitter hashflagsPeer-ReviewedVol. 29 No. 6pp. 1641–1667 (opens in new window)
- Espejo de Monografías de Comunicación SocialEl medio es el mensaje y el canal es el masaje: intentos de gestión de la polarización y los discursos del odio en TwitterPeer-ReviewedBook Chapternº 10 (opens in new window)