I would not bet on German data privacy laws. Historically Germany was ok in that regard (not exceptional but I'd say squarely in the "one of the better places t

I would not bet on German data privacy laws. Historically Germany was ok in that regard (not exceptional but I'd say squarely in the "one of the better places to keep your data" camp). However "Vorratsdatenspeicherung" was recently voted into action so ISPs have to keep personal information of their customers on file just in case some agency might need them. The law passed relatively smoothly and that's pretty much all you need to know about the general trend (less privacy, more state power).