Additions to the WideVine article

Modernization

WideVine costs money monthly to implement, making only the wealthy able to survive in software

Blocks the use of screen recorders and screenshots

"Securty" levels

L1 variant

L2 variant

L3 variant

HBO Max Linux block

Netflix problem, 480p = max resolution

Why DRM is not needed {

Easily crackable, it isn't actually "secure", there are already hundreds of legitimate downloading tools that can bypass WideVine

It claims to be a security thing, when in fact, it is an insecurity

Bad for the environment

Bad for the user

Bad for the world

Bad for the developer

}

Asserts Googles dominance with Chrome, as it doesn't work on many other browsers they disagree with (Brave, etc.)

"check to make sure you are using an official version of Chrome" translates to "check to make sure you are obeying Google and no-one else, fuck web standards, amiright" /s

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/hbo-max-cranks-up-the-widevine-drm-leaves-linux-users-in-the-cold/
https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1910100
https://torrentfreak.com/google-takes-down-repositories-that-circumvent-its-widevine-drm-201113/
https://www.theverge.com/2021/4/9/22375527/pixel-5-users-hd-netflix-drm-widevine-issue-firmware-fix
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18828654
https://9to5google.com/2021/07/10/pixel-widevine-l3/
https://torrentfreak.com/netflix-use-of-google-drm-means-rooted-android-devices-are-banned-170515/
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/01/02/googles-widevine-l3-drm-used-by-netflix-hulu-and-hbo-has-been-broken/
https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360023851591-How-do-I-view-DRM-protected-content-
https://www.pcmag.com/news/report-googles-widevine-l3-drm-cracked
https://www.slashgear.com/some-pixel-phones-cant-play-hd-netflix-due-to-widevine-drm-bug-06667408/
https://reposhub.com/javascript/misc/tomer8007-widevine-l3-decryptor.html
https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/netflix-caps-video-quality-based-your-phones-widevine-drm-level-heres-check-for-hdr-fhd-support-0329213/
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/bj13yh/breaking_widevine_content_protection_drm_on/
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chrome-57-permanently-enabled-drm,33527.html
https://linuxhint.com/enabling_widevine_drm_ubuntu/

Bad (not a trusted source, but it contains interesting info that is true or false)

https://poorrichardsnews.com/why-does-bmw-usa-on-their-website-use-googles-widevine-to-spy-on-you/

