[3pt14159]

MITM attacks are something that only a handful of governments worry about. Everyone is still more concerned about unpatched libraries, SQL injection attacks, and viruses.

[desdiv]

Did you miss the total shitstorm over NSA/GCHQ's bulk collection of internet traffic?

I'd wager over 90% of HN is not fine with NSA keeping a record of all their unencrypted traffic in a datacenter in Utah for later exploitation.