Wednesday 24 October 2018

Meet the 23-year-old engineering detective behind the biggest leaks in tech


You see it all the time — Facebook’s latest feature leaks to the public, and everyone knows about it before Zuckerberg has said a word. But where do these leaks come from? Meet Jane Wong, a 23-year-old studying product engineering at Hong Kong University. Her hobbies include travel, photography… as well as reverse engineering and chasing bug bounties. She’s responsible for some huge scoops from tech giants, including Facebook, Google, and Instagram. Scroll through Wong’s Twitter, and you’ll see feature after feature, leak after leak — Gboard’s new Material Design for search cards, Facebook’s notification page is getting a redesign,…

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https://ift.tt/2EHhiPX Georgina Ustik October 24, 2018 at 09:00AM

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