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This may be a dumb question, but why would streaming video need to be encrypted? Is this just part of the "encrypt everything" best practice these days? Is ther

This may be a dumb question, but why would streaming video need to be encrypted? Is this just part of the "encrypt everything" best practice these days? Is there metadata accompanying the video data that shouldn't be unencrypted? Is it just so it's not possible to eavesdrop on the fact that I'm watching "Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"?

0xdeadb00f 7y ago
The main reason is probably DRM.
- floatboth 7y ago
  This is about TLS. DRM would probably be another layer of encryption inside?
  - o-__-o 7y ago
    TLS can be used as a DRM, preventing MITM caching attempts. However that also requires a client that cares
    - loeg 7y ago
      That isn't what's going on here.
- andoriyu 7y ago
  Well, no. You talking about HDCP. In this case it's just TLS. There is a lot of reasons why everything should be behind TLS.
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crispyporkbites 7y ago
It’s for privacy. That’s all you need to know.
pg_is_a_butt 7y ago
Not just eavesdrop on the fact, but eavesdrop on the movie itself and watch it right along with you for free.
dddddaviddddd 7y ago
Also to prevent the video stream from being modified / replaced in transit.
loeg 7y ago
I think Netflix views its user-consumption data as a competitive advantage, and preventing 3rd parties from finding out what people watch, when, etc, helps protect that advantage.