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MITM requires a man in the middle. For the most part, a state level adversary is required for a generalized MITM attack.

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Come join my wifi network at the coffee shop :-D

Yes, but that's not a general MITM attack as the NSA has pulled off. Only the folks at that particular coffee shop are placed at risk from this particular adversary.

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