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After this whole debacle I don't think we'll be attempting to publicly shame anyone else.
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Note that, as far as I'm concerned, public shaming was never the issue here. I understand that some people were offended by the idea of public shaming, and others didn't feel it went far enough, but that is all a matter of opinion and not a real problem. The real issue here was the existence of a privacy policy that explicitly stated that personal information would be used in a particular way, and then actions that violated that policy. This is not a matter of opinion. It is a fact that the policy existed, and a fact that the policy was violated.
If a company intends to engage in public shaming as a countermeasure to fraud and theft, I'm not against that at all. They just need to make sure that their privacy policy indicates that the information will be used in that way. If a company wants to assist other companies in identifying those who engage in fraud and theft, I'm not against that either. Again, they just need to make sure that their privacy policy indicates that the information will be used in that way.
If a company changes/updates their privacy statement, they really ought to make sure that it is easy for all their existing customers to be aware of that fact. It would be cowardly and deceptive to try and silently modify a privacy policy that has already been in place for an extended period of time.
I see that MemoryDealers.com has a policy that is vague enough to possibly allow them to use their customer's personal information to enforce compliance (through shaming?) and protect themselves:
http://memorydealers.com/terms-and-privacy/We will not disclose or sell your personal contact information to any third parties without your permission. But we will disclose these information . . . to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our website . . . or to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website.
Furthermore, while you state here that you will not engage in public shaming anymore, the BitcoinStore.com privacy policy states otherwise:
http://www.bitcoinstore.com/privacy-policy-cookie-restriction-modeNOTE: if you try to scam us, and we find out, your account will be canceled, all your information, public and private, will be shared with all third parties we do business with, who may stop doing business with you as well, and this information may be shared publicly at our discretion.