I've written up a more detailed take on how active cookie discovery could be 
used for exploitation targeting...

https://medium.com/p/bb8816e88d86

The real fun bit, however, is:

> Yet foreign intelligence agencies can do even better. Want to target every 
> Senator, every DC staffer, and every lobbyist by name? Do you have their 
> Gmail addresses, LinkedIn profile, and/or Warcraft player names? Have a 
> couple of “diplomats” you can afford to get kicked out of the country on the 
> very remote chance your caught? If so, this one is for you. So the DGSE (the 
> French version of the NSA) should listen up.

Using packet injection on the WiFi at the local starbucks...

Enjoy this brave new world.  Fun times all, fun times.

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