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A comment on "Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disney+, Amazon, and Netflix. Parent comment

Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by hatware on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:45PM (#29704704)
Young adults aren't breaking into streaming devices to extract the CDM keys. They also aren't running trackers like Orpheus and Redacted. Those are small examples, but I'm not sure I understand how young adults would ever have the mobility and network to do these things.
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by betterunix2 on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:58PM (#29705550)
George Hotz (geohot) was a teenager when he cracked the iPhone and was 20 when he cracked the PS3. So...yes, young adults certainly can extract keys if they have the time and motivation, and being young adults they often have plenty of time on their hands.
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by hatware on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:37PM (#29708320)
Using George Hotz as an example is pretty disingenuous. He is clearly not your average young adult, even for the average of HN.
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by Sunspark on Monday December 27, 2021 @10:26PM (#29709991)
That was some funny stuff. Watching this guy make Sony freak out and chase after him down the street with lawyers. Halt varlet, for I shalt sue!
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by floatingatoll on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:31PM (#29705215)
Er, you may not have been a young adult with l33t hardware hacking skills, but others were.
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by hatware on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:40PM (#29708336)
Odd comparison, I wasn't basing this off of my experience as a young adult.
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by selfhoster11 on Monday December 27, 2021 @05:22PM (#29707535)
They are. Plenty of them are more than talented enough for it.
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Re:"Widevine Dump":Leaked Code Downloads HD Video from Disne... by hatware on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:37PM (#29708325)
Can you provide a counter-example or is this all anecdotes?
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