Widevine Cypher used DES-X encryption to prevent these techniques. In February 2001, Widevine Technologies released Widevine Cypher Enterprise at the time, techniques such as screen recording and network request monitoring were common. The company, founded by executive Brian Baker and cryptography researcher Jeremy Horowitz, changed its name to Widevine Technologies. Widevine was created by Seattle-based Internet Direct Media in 1999 as Widevine Cypher. Following several rounds of funding, the company was acquired by Google in 2010 for an undisclosed amount. Widevine was originally developed by Internet Direct Media, who later rebranded as Widevine Technologies. Widevine is included in most major web browsers and in Android and iOS. Widevine is divided into three security levels with differing levels of protection depending on the hardware present on the device.

It provides content protection for media. Widevine is a proprietary digital rights management (DRM) system developed by Google.

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