[chii]

But i think they terminate the SSL connection, and then re-establish a new one right? It's not like your backend server didnt know it's been MITM'ed. I suppose they should've named MITM as Surprise-MITM.

[marginalia_nu]

It's still a MITM, and a MITM for a good chunk of all the web's traffic. Given the Snowden revelations, it's pretty much a given they're snooping.