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SMS for directions to get to a place in Bengaluru

It is about a service which provides directions to the required destination in Bengaluru.Started by Sudarshan H S along with Pavaman Athani, Sairam Rajamani and Rahul R S the service now is being used by over 10,000 Bengalureans every day as they claim.

How it works?
To travel from Banashankari to IIMB, you need to type in: ‘From Banashankari to IIMB’ and send it to 9008890088.The reply will contain the shortest distance in kilometres, the auto fare and the detailed route with landmarks

I sent the above query and I received a response in 2 parts within few seconds
(1/2) Dist:5.2 km(approx 37Rs. by auto) BSK Bus Stand >> Sangam Circle >> Jayadeva Hosp Flyover >> Indian Institute of Management (IIMB) (2/2) After Reaching Jayadeva Hosp Flyover START - Jayadeva Hosp Flyover GO ON Bannerghatta Road TOWARDS AREKERE GATE GO 1.8 KM PASS Bilekahalli Signal GO 0.6 KM END - Indian Inst of Management(IIMB) ON LEFT reply NO if U dont like this result

I replied with a NO to see what the response will be.

Thanks for Your help!! We will check this.U can tell us also what went wrong by replying FDBK to help us fix the problem.

The charge of the SMS is the same as that of a normal SMS charged by the service provider.This service is very useful to people who do not have GPS enabled phones.

Ankit Speaks

Ankit Fadia - the popular Cyber Guru and the coolest ethical hacker in the world speaks about his hacking experiments and How to be an Ethical Hacker ?

When did you realise that you could hack?

I got interested in hacking at 12, but it took a while before I figured out how to do it. My first hack was quite interesting. I defaced a magazine site and put my own profile, pictures and e-mail id on it. But then I thought I might get into trouble, so I sent a mail to the editor with the solution on how to prevent hacking the website. He got back to me with a job offer but when he learnt that I was 13, he asked me to wait till I turned 18. I learnt my lesson. I never did an illegal hack after that.

Is hacking cool because it allows entry into forbidden territory?

It is. It gives you the power to do something that most people can't do, that too in the confines of your room. It gives a false sense of security.

What exactly is 'ethical hacking'?

You need to have the same knowledge as cyber criminals, but you put that knowledge to positive use. You go to sites, find out their flaws and correct them. I coined the term when I wrote my first book, Ethical Hacking, at 15.

You have worked with the FBI too. Isn't that a heady feeling?

I started working with them at 16, when a Pakistani group was planning to attack an Indian site. I traced the chat transcript and the site was saved. Then, this was like a game for me. But now I realise that there's a lot of responsibility involved in what I do.

Why did you take up the show, What The Hack?

Last year, I won the MTV Youth Icon award and was introduced to the programming head of the channel. I asked him if they wanted to do a show on hacking. They agreed. There are lots of channels which air tech shows that review technology and gadgets. But this show stands out because we teach people cool things that they can do in the virtual world.

Give us some tips on how to become good hackers?

You have to know the programming well and also think like a criminal. You have to get into the criminal's mind to become a security system expert.

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