This 23-year-old female hacker is the one who finds secrets that Facebook and other tech giants don't want to reveal

Jane Manchun Wong, a 23-year-old female hacker from Hong Kong is a famous person in the world of reverse engineering enthusiasts by discovering features that Facebook and other technology companies are secretly developing. .

Jane Manchun Wong graduated with a degree in computer science from Dartmouth University and loved the application reverse engineering. Wong said that it is extremely difficult to reverse-engineer the source code of a new application update, but after it is completed, you will feel extremely interesting.

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Wong was the first to discover new Facebook tests such as the retrieval of sent messages on Facebook Messenger on Facebook Messenger, which allows users to locate posts and stories by location on Instagram.

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Wong discovered that LinkedIn is testing a new feature.

Her Twitter posts are watched by many tech newspapers, some even offering to pay for her to provide their own information. But Wong declined, she did not do it for money but wanted to provide it for free so everyone could easily access it.

Wong's goal is to know what technology companies do with our data.

She has found that when Android users grant Facebook access to location data and phone data, it also has the right to scan and send data such as nearby cell tower information. and WiFi networks available in the area on their servers. Wong said, this information can be used to accurately identify users' addresses and even their neighbors.

Wong always wanted to know the applications and technologies available on her phone and how manufacturers used them to collect data.

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Wong discovered that Facebook is developing a virtual assistant feature that appears when calling a video.

Wong recalls that computers were her favorite childhood. She was allowed by her parents to go online at the age of 7 but feared she would access malicious websites so they installed control mode on Internet Explorer.

Wong installed the Firefox browser to "cross the wall" and this made her parents angry. They have set a password on the Windows operating system but this does not make it difficult for Wong. She borrowed a Linux operating book with the installation disc and eventually she successfully installed Linux to use instead of Windows.

Now, whenever a new update of the software is released, Wong spends between 30 minutes and a few hours to find out if they are new.

Wong had tried to reverse the source code of Chinese applications but they were not particularly attractive to her. With Tencent's WeChat, the app has more than 1 billion active users every month, Wong never tried because she didn't like the mandatory feature to verify identity and its censorship.

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Wong discovered that Facebook is studying Selfie Mode for Messenger.

As a woman and born in Asia but has a remarkable record in the field of technology, Wong has suffered many personal attacks from people in the community, some even doubt she did not independent work.

In response, Wong said, in the field of technology, gender does not affect a person's ability. Men and women are equally capable.

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