Draft law could put encryption at risk, report says

The "Earn It" bill was drafted by Sen. Lindsey Graham to find better ways to protect children online, earlier reports said.

End-to-end encryption could be at risk if a new bill to protect children online becomes law. Sen. Lindsey Graham drafted the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies Act of 2019, or "Earn It." It could affect platforms.

like Facebook's WhatsApp and Apple's iMessage, which use encrypted messaging.

The draft law would see a National Commission on Online Child Exploitation and Prevention formed, which would be able to develop best practices for providers of an "interactive computer service," taking into account the size, product and business model of a company.

Companies would then have to coordinate with the commission to "preserve, remove from view and report material relating to child exploitation or child sexual abuse."