>Can we please get beyond the script kiddie phase and actually start bringing to light some of the deeply corrupt politicians and bureaucrats ala Wikileaks style?
The problem is that bringing these people to light is useless if you can't reach your audience. Internet access in India is still not really that great, and free-roaming Internet access -- the sort that drives people to use informational sources recreationally, a la Wikipedia and reddit -- has a long way to go before it becomes common. Facebook's penetration into India is basically nil, and Orkut isn't doing much better -- 40 million is a vanishingly small fraction of India's population. If hackers expose a bunch of corrupt politicians on Wikileaks India, it will hardly matter when nobody sees it.
As if people around the world actually visit Wikileaks website to read the expositions. That's the task of media.
The gazillion newspapers and TV channels of India will do a nice job in highlighting Wikileaks expositions of Indian politicians if it is released. (recently Julian Assange promised to release the list of Indian black money holders in Swiss banks)
The problem is that bringing these people to light is useless if you can't reach your audience. Internet access in India is still not really that great, and free-roaming Internet access -- the sort that drives people to use informational sources recreationally, a la Wikipedia and reddit -- has a long way to go before it becomes common. Facebook's penetration into India is basically nil, and Orkut isn't doing much better -- 40 million is a vanishingly small fraction of India's population. If hackers expose a bunch of corrupt politicians on Wikileaks India, it will hardly matter when nobody sees it.