?Chapter 37: Episode 37: Protecting Online Privacy is Important Chapter 37: Episode 37: Protecting Online Privacy is Important “KK, KK. I’m super curious, super curious about how Senior Yang managed to dig up everything on He Tong so quickly!” Zhou Xueyin felt somewhat unsatisfied since she wasn’t able to participate in the entire process of combating cyberbullying.


    “Yeah, we’re pretty curious too.” Li Jiniang and Yao Shanshan looked at Kang Siyin with the same eager expressions. Sear?h the NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.


    “Honestly, I’m curious too. Should I just ask him?” Kang Siyin opened Senior Yang’s QQ.


    ‘Senior Yang, we’re all quite curious about how you managed to dig up He Tong’s dark past so quickly and how you found so many people to help?’


    Senior Yang: It’s hard to explain in a word or two, how about… voice chat?


    The moment the message was sent, an invitation for a voice chat was also sent.


    Kang Siyin, startled by the unexpected voice chat notification, was stunned; she hadn’t expected Senior Yang to request a voice chat directly.


    “Answer it! Quick, answer!” Everyone urged Kang Siyin.


    “But…” Kang Siyin started to say, but she hadn’t connected her mic to the computer.


    “No buts, just answer it first!” Zhou Xueyin quickly clicked the accept button.


    “Ah, hello? Can you hear me?” Senior Yang’s voice, raspy from smoking, came through Kang Siyin’s speakers.


    “Can…” Since they didn’t have a mic on their end, she could only type her response.


    “Ah, good enough. Speaking of which, this guy is really careless.” Senior Yang’s initial assessment of He Tong made everyone laugh.


    “You guys wouldn’t believe, his computer is like a breeding ground for Trojan viruses! I really wonder what kind of websites he visits every day!” Senior Yang said mockingly.


    “Uh, you’re right, Senior Yang, He Tong really likes to browse adult sites from abroad…” Yao Shanshan said disapprovingly.


    Of course, Senior Yang couldn’t hear this side of the conversation; only Kang Siyin could communicate with him one-on-one.


    “Shall I send what you said to Senior Yang?” Kang Siyin asked.


    “No, no… they probably all know what’s going on…” Yao Shanshan quickly waved her hands.


    “Guess how I found out?” Senior Yang read aloud the message Kang Siyin had sent him, “Hmm, didn’t you give me his IP address? I just pinged it and found lots of Trojans in his computer, many of which are very common surveillance programs. Plus, some are viruses that I’ve helped to write anti-virus programs for, heh heh…”


    “To think you’re a hero!” Kang Siyin said admiringly.


    “So awesome! This Senior Yang really deserves that Microsoft offer!” Zhou Xueyin also said admiringly.


    “Then I monitored his computer camera for a while using the Trojan virus, and while he was out of the room, I found his Chinaren and QQ accounts… He doesn’t just have one Chinaren account, one of them is specifically for chatting up young girls,” Senior Yang said straightforwardly.


    Zhou Xueyin, Li Jiniang, and Kang Siyin all turned to look at Yao Shanshan.


    “Why are you looking at me? I didn’t meet him online…” Yao Shanshan defended herself, “But I really didn’t know he had two Chinaren accounts…”


    Since Kang Siyin didn’t reply, Senior Yang kept talking, “Oh right, this guy has three QQ accounts. Two of them have over 300 contacts, mostly women, and he even categorized them closely. Anyway, you guys have a look at the screenshots…”


    Yang Senior sent the screenshot to Kang Siyin, and several people gathered around.


    The most normal one, was the one he used the most frequently.


    The other two, one could tell their purpose from the grouping, they were simply unbearable to look at.


    “As for helping me to dig up those girls, they were all from his blacklist that I found. This person really has low standards, he had blocked most of the girls,” Yang Senior sneered, “Hmm, but what he didn’t expect was that it was these blocked people who ended up exposing his dark past.”


    ‘Yang Senior is mighty!’ Kang Siyin sent another message of admiration.


    “It’s a small matter, as long as I could help you guys.” Yang Senior humbly said, “By the way, I’m quite curious to ask this guy if he would sell his computer to me, I’d use it for research on Trojan programs.”


    “Hahaha, Yang Senior is quite humorous,” Zhou Xueyin laughed in relief.


    “Senior! Work to do!” At this moment, a shout came from the speaker from the neighboring room.


    “Alright, no more chatting. I’ve got to get busy,” Yang Senior ended the voice call.


    ‘Thanks for the hard work! If you don’t mind, I definitely should treat you to a meal sometime! I really need to thank you properly!’ Kang Siyin had not expected that she would actually offer to initiate a meal.


    Perhaps it was because Yang Senior was too extraordinary, she couldn’t help but want to meet such a cyber-hero in person.


    “Maybe, possibly!” However, Yang Senior tactfully declined.


    “Genius! Expert! I need to upgrade the antivirus on my computer! I must not let anyone spy on my computer!” Zhou Xueyin said with a frightened tone.


    “Seriously, it serves this idiot right for being exposed!” Yao Shanshan added insult to injury, “He would browse those kinds of sites all the time; it’s no wonder his computer got infected! Guo Yu told me, this idiot even used to share some forums privately with the guys in the group, you know the kind, right?”


    “Are you not concerned at all? After all he did, how can you only be breaking up with him now?” Li Ji turned incredulously to Yao Shanshan.


    “We argued before, but he said it was very normal for boys to look at such stuff and I shouldn’t be so petty… so I just turned a blind eye,” Yao Shanshan quietly countered.


    “But he deserves it for visiting those sites! Now he doesn’t even realize his computer is being watched! He has no idea how his dark past was dug up! It’s truly a live negative example!” Li commented summarily.


    “Comrades, we also need to take our own information privacy seriously!” Zhou Xueyin felt as if Yang Senior was hinting to them to protect their online privacy, “I’m going to change my Chinaren profile to ‘visible to friends only,’ and add an extra verification step!”


    Hearing Zhou Xueyin’s suggestion, the three of them started to work on safeguarding their own online identities, even making the information on the forums they managed visible to themselves only.


    ——–Author’s Cautionary Line——–


    The time the story took place wasn’t popular for real-name authentication, but now it’s different. The internet is full of real-name authentications, so it’s easier for others to get your information.


    The Trojan viruses that were popular back then were later countered with Microsoft patches. But in 2004, they were indeed very powerful!


    Nowadays, many apps are collecting users’ information under the guise of offering insurance and assurances. Try not to fill these out if possible!


    Also, when visiting malls or supermarkets, if you encounter survey questionnaires, try not to write your real information.


    Of course, during special times like now, at supermarket entrances, residential entrances, and office building entrances where codes need to be scanned for registration, you must comply! After all, health comes first!