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 ...

If you've ever popped over to your chrome://plugins page, you've probably seen some weird names like "Widevine Content Decryption Module" and wondered what exactly they do (and if you can disable ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bug in the popular anti-piracy framework allows a side-channel attack on premium content. Researchers have used a proof-of-concept (PoC) side-channel attack to download an unencrypted raw file for ...

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.

Chrome's announcement of HEVC support last October was a long time coming. But how impactful will it prove to be, given persisting DRM issues and device support? Jan Ozer, Principal, Streaming ...