The racy details being published seem unnecessary for that purpose, but, human nature being what it is, they draw attention to the bigger issue. By threatening the press with legal consequences, Sony can only force publications to take precautions against lawsuits, which they are doing anyway. The New York Times only reports on the Sony hack citing other publications; Bloomberg News names no names and refrains from citing specific allegations; and even the most in-your-face coverage, on sites like Gawker, probably can be defended by pointing to sources from which the information — whose veracity Sony doesn't deny — is publicly available. All media reports, serious and racy alike, will still carry the same important message: Your information is not safe anywhere on the Internet.