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
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)