Thanks for this. VPN is always needed. Just in case someone was wondering it appears that they do not log user data. This is from their FAQ.
1 No Saving of Data in the Usage of the VPN Server
The Steganos Online Shield-Service saves neither the addresses nor contents that the user calls up, nor the IP addresses that Steganos Online Shield has allocated, nor their own IP address that they use on Steganos Online Shield. It is not possible for Steganos to determine what contents Steganos Online Shield calls up. Neither the IP addresses of the users nor the IP addresses of the called server is saved.
Additionally,
§ 5 Forwarding Data to Third Parties
Steganos does not provide personal information to third parties, unless the user has explicitly and willingly agreed to do so, or there is a legal obligation to do so. One exception is certain carefully selected and technical services that perform certain tasks for us. These are tasks such as sending our newsletter (data processing) or the collection and processing of anonymous data for usage behavior, integration of partner programs or acquisition of information in relation to software errors or in order to improve the Steganos Online Shield-website. NEITHER STEGANOS NOR THE CONTRACTED DATA PROCESSOR GETS ACCESS TO THE ADDRESSES OR CONTENTS THAT HAVE BEEN CALLED BY AN IDENTIFIABLE USER, SO LONG AS THEY HAVE BEEN DIRECTED OVER THE STEGANOS ONLINE SHIELD-VPN-SERVER.
I bolded the area that concerns me. They say that they will release data if they are obligated to do so by law. However, in #1 they say that they don't keep any information which is tied to the user so not sure how much they can give. Something to think about is that they are located in Berlin so not sure if they will be required by law outside of Berlin. Also towards the bottom, they state again that they do not collect identifiable user data.
In all a good VPN. Thanks BigWrench!
