A collection of VPN providers has issued a stark warning over the dangers of weakening European encryption laws.

The VPN Trust Initiative (VTI), which includes some of the best VPN providers, has issued a statement and paper opposing the so-called "chat control" law being proposed by European Union (EU) member states.

The latest iteration of the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation bill is being championed by Denmark and aims to combat the spread of child sexual abuse material and its associated crimes.

Despite its good intentions, if passed, the bill would involve the scanning of encrypted messages and communications.

This would affect many services that offer end-to-end encryption, including encrypted mail providers like Proton Mail, and the best encrypted messaging apps like Signal and Wha

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