I was on a video streaming website, and it notified me that I am not allowed to view the video because it detects that my browser is connected to an external monitor. How does the browser detect this?
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What is the site? – Barmar Mar 21 '19 at 04:47
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www.kanopy.com/ – S. Gross Mar 21 '19 at 04:55
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1I found that safari doesn't trigger this warning vs Chrome – Philx94 Sep 13 '20 at 19:18
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Its part of the DRM system. Your browser ships with a Content decryption module (CDM) to securely play back DRM content.
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