That means anyone who wants to disable any built-in plugins, including the DRM decryption module called Widevine, can no longer do so. It’s likely the vast majority of Chrome users just leave ...

Security researchers have found an exploit in the DRM system of Google’s Chrome browser that makes it easy for pirates to rip encrypted videos straight from the web. David Livshits from Israel ...

Widevine’s end-to-end approach to encrypting copyrighted content and preventing piracy is actually quite secure, according to researchers at Fidus Information Security, who developed the PoC.

Widevine uses two pieces of tech to protect content: the encrypted media extensions (EME), which handle key exchanges and other high-level functions, and a content decryption module (CDM), which ...

Widevine uses encrypted media extensions to allow the content decryption module, or CDM, in your browser to communicate with the content protection systems of streaming services.

Widevine utilizes encrypted media extensions to connect Chrome's content decryption module with Netflix's and Amazon Video's content protection systems. The systems pass licenses between them to ...

However, once Google updates the Widevine private encryption keys and content decryption module (CDM) on May 31, video streaming services using Google's DRM-protection technology will no longer ...

The 3PL program allows a small selection of authorized partners, like castLabs, to conduct independent testing and compliance on behalf of Google for Widevine Content Decryption Module (CDM ...