Netflix is cracking down on account sharing after reporting more than 100 million households have shared their passwords with people who did not live with them.
abc.net.au/news/netflix-australia-account-sharing-password-outside-household/101892586Streaming giant Netflix says its crackdown on users who share their accounts with people outside of their immediate household will hit Australia "in the coming months".with people they do not live with.So what exactly is Netflix doing?
Netflix rolled out the changes in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal and Spain today, and will launch them in Australia soon. The company says if the primary account holder is travelling or lives between different homes, they shouldn't need to verify their personal devices unless they are away from their primary location "for an extended period of time".
The company said account sharing undermined its "long-term ability to invest in and improve Netflix" and to build its business.
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