> So, the lock icon basically means "the coffee shop WiFi or your local puppet governement didn't spoof this connection, but AWS, a colo facility, the US/China/

> So, the lock icon basically means "the coffee shop WiFi or your local puppet governement didn't spoof this connection, but AWS, a colo facility, the US/China/etc or a backbone provider may have". > That's much weaker than most people realize. Have you actually tested that? I bet you if you ask the average person "can your coffee shop read your emails" they'll say no, but if you ask "can the NSA read your emails" they'll say yes.