As long as people think the issue is technical only, they'll keep choosing providers that cannot hold the promise they make. Legislation and local provisions should be very high on your list. So far, Switzerland seems like the best legislation of choice according to this article: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/12/switzerland-wont-...

Of course the author seems to disagree, especially when you look at the title, but that seems only because of some odd fascination with gag orders which seem largely irrelevant in real life as several comments have pointed out.