Netflix's impending crackdown on password sharing includes plans to force users to regularly connect via their home Wi-Fi
Netflix's impending crackdown on password sharing includes plans to force users to regularly connect via their home Wi-Fi.
An update to the streaming giant's help page reveals details of how the company will finally take a tougher stance against the practice, which millions of people in the UK are estimated to partake in.has outlined new measures to ensure that any device which uses the account is associated with the account holder's primary location.
But if the kids have gone to university or moved out, maintaining access to their parents' Netflix will get trickier. That's because by using information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity, the company can detect where users are logging in from and may choose to intervene if they suspect a case of freeloading.Netflix will treat devices which use your account as trusted if they are connected to your home Wi-Fi regularly.
But if a device from outside your household signs in or is used persistently, Netflix says it may ask you to verify that device before it can be used to watch anything.
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