Netflix To Crackdown On Password Sharing (1 Viewer)

[DaveF]

Netflix will crack down on password sharing this summer

Netflix says it'll start rolling out "paid sharing" in the U.S. a little later than planned, by June 30, 2023.

techcrunch.com

 

[John Dirk]

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Just like Bart in Blazing Saddles, if this actually happens "they probably won't even give me credit for it."

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Netflix Password-Sharing Crackdown Begins in the U.S.

I still don't see how they're going to do this without alienating the primary account holder or making the service more onerous to use.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

 

[DaveF]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/05/27/netflix-password-sharing-why-users-mad/

While Netflix has been talking about its password plans since last year, the notifications rolling out this week in the United States were effective immediately and caught some people off guard. Many were confused about how the company was going to enforce the plan and surprised to find that it applied to them. Here is what we know so far:


• Netflix says an account can only be used by members of one physical household, sharing one internet connection. Additional members logging from elsewhere can be added for $7.99 a month.

• The restrictions appear to only apply to televisions and not mobile devices for now. Once you are successfully logged in on a smartphone or tablet, you should be able stream on it from anywhere.

• You can still travel without issues for up to a month. People will need connect at the primary location once every 31 days to avoid being logged out of the account.

• If you are moving or plan on being away for more than 31 days, you can change your household location.

• It doesn’t matter what tier you pay for or your reasons for being away from the primary address. The company does not have any exceptions for more unusual cases like deployed members of the military.

• Netflix is mostly using IP addresses to determine where people are logging in from, but it also uses device IDs and account activity.

• It infers which location is your home base, but you can manually set your household location from Netflix on a TV by going to Get Help → Manage Netflix Household.

• You can only add extra members to the more expensive standard and premium plans and the number of additional members is limited. (One extra on standard, two members on premium.)

• There are no penalties for sharing, no Netflix police going door to door. People streaming from secondary locations will just be logged out.

 

[DaveF]

Mo’ passwords, mo’ money

In a shocking turn of events, Netflix subscriptions rise after password-sharing crackdown

Netflix is already seeing the effects of paid sharing.

www.theverge.com

 

[DaveF]

My parents got booted from my Netflix account last month by the anti-sharing rollout. I’d signed them in last Christmas when we were trying to find bad Christmas movies to watch in the background.

<shrug>

It’s annoying. But I don’t have any energy for righteous indignation. My parents can afford Netflix if they want it. And Netflix can take the risk of losing viewers over this if they want to.

 

[Keith Cobby]

Cancelled Netflix today after finishing Cobra Kai (great show) with my son, nothing else appeals. Netflix has lost its way and is raising prices.

 

[David Deeb]

My parents got booted from my Netflix account last month by the anti-sharing rollout.

<shrug>

It’s annoying. But I don’t have any energy for righteous indignation. My parents can afford Netflix if they want it. And Netflix can take the risk of losing viewers over this if they want to.

That seems like a balanced approach.

It’s interesting to read forum comments over the years about “no discussion” of bootleg films on disc or digital files. But then to read other comments on the forum angry that a streaming service limits service to a paid subscriber.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

So... they apparently finally started cracking down on my family's situation... and I just found out they apparently require you to use a smartTV(?) app to change the primary location. No other app (nor web browser UI), including on AppleTV and Roku, apparently has the ability to make the change.

That's pretty onerous and obnoxious of them... and just might be the last straw for me -- I've been wanting to cancel and only reactivate a month or two each year anyway...

_Man_