The Indian media has devoted a great deal of space and air time on the revelations from the hundreds of cables that were put on the internet by Julian Assange and Co. What is it that fascinates about the information? There are the odd comments on people and their foibles, but maybe it is the frank mirror they show to our society that's so engaging. Or, it is the perverse thrill of reading something that was not meant for our eyes, the kind you get when you read someone else's mail or eavesdrop on a conversation.