Explained: How Netflix plans to make it difficult for users to share passwords – Times of India
Netflix, which once said, “Love is sharing a password,” is now cracking down on password sharing, asking people to use their own accounts.
For a long time, Netflix, which promoted sharing passwords with your friends and family, has decided to put an end to password sharing. After months of testing waters in Latin America, its plan is set in motion around the world.
You can still share passwords, but only with the people who live in the same house. And for that, Netflix wants users to confirm that they share the same household or else buy their subscription.
Here’s how Netflix plans to end password sharing
All will be fine until users sign in from their homes. But if someone tries to sign in from a device that is not in the household, the primary account owner, preferably the one who pays for it, will need to verify that the other device is part of the household using a ‘4-digit code.’ Once verified, that user outside of the household will have access to the account for seven consecutive days, after which they will be required to verify once again.
You may ask what a ‘household is.’ In Netflix’s words, a household is a location where the account owner and people sharing the account live at. So, that will be your home.
Netflix says it will use information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity to confirm whether the user belongs to the household.
If you are one who is paying for the Netflix account and travelling, or you live in the same house and are connected to the WiFi network within the home, you will not need to verify your device. However, note that you will need to connect to the home WiFi once in 31 days to make Netflix believe you are in the same household.
But, if you are using someone else’s account in your family and out of the household, you will be asked for verification, and failing to do so can block you out.
Do not worry. Netflix will not start charging you if you share an account with others or use someone else’s account. At least for now, but users could soon be asked to pay for the extra users or purchase a new subscription and transfer their profile.
For a long time, Netflix, which promoted sharing passwords with your friends and family, has decided to put an end to password sharing. After months of testing waters in Latin America, its plan is set in motion around the world.
You can still share passwords, but only with the people who live in the same house. And for that, Netflix wants users to confirm that they share the same household or else buy their subscription.
Here’s how Netflix plans to end password sharing
All will be fine until users sign in from their homes. But if someone tries to sign in from a device that is not in the household, the primary account owner, preferably the one who pays for it, will need to verify that the other device is part of the household using a ‘4-digit code.’ Once verified, that user outside of the household will have access to the account for seven consecutive days, after which they will be required to verify once again.
You may ask what a ‘household is.’ In Netflix’s words, a household is a location where the account owner and people sharing the account live at. So, that will be your home.
Netflix says it will use information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity to confirm whether the user belongs to the household.
If you are one who is paying for the Netflix account and travelling, or you live in the same house and are connected to the WiFi network within the home, you will not need to verify your device. However, note that you will need to connect to the home WiFi once in 31 days to make Netflix believe you are in the same household.
But, if you are using someone else’s account in your family and out of the household, you will be asked for verification, and failing to do so can block you out.
Do not worry. Netflix will not start charging you if you share an account with others or use someone else’s account. At least for now, but users could soon be asked to pay for the extra users or purchase a new subscription and transfer their profile.
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