Just going through all the settings to see what’s what.
I see “Widevine” is turned off.
What is it and why might I turn it on?
Thank you.
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@Meeker-Morgan Widevine is tool for what is called Digital Rights Management (DRM). In a nutshell, some types of online content will be encrypted using this and you have to use Widevine in order to decrypt it and access it. Largest examples of websites that uses DRM are Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video.
It theoretically is supposed to help prevent piracy. Part of what also gets built in is like if I go to a website that requires Widevine and I attempt to record the video or take a screenshot, it will show as a black screen. It also will prevent you from being able to download the video on the web browser That’s because it does this extra layer of protection to protect content.
Widevine is owned by Google. That said, it’s self contained in the browser (supposedly) and nothing gets reported to them. It just is a key to access content.
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Thank you.
I will leave it turned off until I encounter a site that calls for it.
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