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 ...

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 ...

Chrome 107 is the first version of the browser to include Google’s new CDM (Content Decryption Module). In short, a CDM is what allows DRM-restricted content to play in a browser.

However, he notes that there are still lingering issues with DRM. “There's no support in a Widevine CDM [content decryption module] for HEVC on Chrome, unfortunately,” he says. “And that's a must for ...

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.