Exclusive | Jane Wong uncovers hidden app features that tech giants like Facebook want to keep secret

  • The UMass-Dartmouth undergrad wants to understand what tech companies are doing with user data

Being Asian and female means that Jane Manchun Wong is still a relative minority in the generally male-dominated tech scene. Photo: Felix Wong

Jane Manchun Wong is an introvert who fades into a crowd. But in the geeky world of app reverse-engineering (yes, there’s such a thing), the 23-year-old Hongkonger is a rock star.

The computer science major at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has made a name for herself in tech circles by uncovering hidden app features that the likes of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat want to keep under wraps.

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