Telecom operators Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom are betting that in a post-Snowden world, "made in Germany" is more attractive than "made in U.S.A." The need for more secure communications has been a hot topic in Germany since former U.S. government contractor Edward Snowden made his revelations about National Security Agency snooping. The operators see the revelations, rightly or wrongly, as a golden opportunity to differentiate their products from competing U.S. offerings.