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I do not think this can really be considered "shaming" as it's nothing to be embarrassed about. Regarding private/public notification; Posting to your own acco

I do not think this can really be considered "shaming" as it's nothing to be embarrassed about. Regarding private/public notification; Posting to your own account is an easily understandable visible demonstration of what's possible and why you should care - a DM from another account, or an @ just won't have the same effect on the user. (I have said this elsewhere in the thread, so apologies for repetition) I have been informed that it's possible to send a DM to yourself, so I'll add that as an option shortly as a nice alternative.

ChRoss 16y ago
I understand the intention is to warn people. But IMO, there are plenty ways of warning or educating them, e.g. blogs, tweets etc. There's no need to 'prove' it just to make awareness. I did tell my friends and family that a tool (Firesheep) has been released and what is the impact in layman language, and inform them to be careful when browsing through open wifi networks.