Netflix (NFLX) is cracking down on password sharing .. Penalty for sharing Netflix account !
If you, like many of us across the globe, share your Netflix password with others outside your family, be prepared to pay a small fee for doing so.
Netflix announced on Wednesday that it's experimenting with a brand new feature which will charge a price to users who share their accounts with others outside of their homes, i.e. one account utilized in many locations.
The move by the streaming behemoth comes only weeks after it announced a increase. So far, Netflix has been lenient with password sharing, but it appears that the streaming service is on the point of tighten its grip.
Chengyi Long, Netflix’s director of product innovation, announced the company’s next move on password sharing, which can now cost subscribers extra cash, during a blog post that went up on Wednesday.
“With features like separate profiles and multiple streams in our Standard and Premium plans, we’ve always made it simple for people who live together to share their Netflix account. While they were extremely popular, they also caused some uncertainty on when and how Netflix will be shared “Netflix has been performing on methods to create it easier for subscribers who want to share their account with others outside their household while still paying a bit more, per the company.
“We’ll debut and test two new features for our users in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru over the following three weeks,” Netflix said.
Those on Netflix’s Standard and Premium subscriptions are ready to add up to 2 new sub-accounts for people they don’t live with, each with their own profile, customized recommendations, login, and password, according to the update.
Netflix revealed, “At a lower price: 2,380 CLP in Chile, 2.99 USD in Costa Rica, and 7.9 PEN in Peru.”
This will be extended out to more countries within the near future.
Netflix subscribers on the basic, Standard, and Premium subscription plans will be ready to transfer profile information to a brand new account or an additional Member sub-account, including watching history, My List, and customised recommendations.
Netflix announced on Wednesday that it's experimenting with a brand new feature which will charge a price to users who share their accounts with others outside of their homes, i.e. one account utilized in many locations.
The move by the streaming behemoth comes only weeks after it announced a increase. So far, Netflix has been lenient with password sharing, but it appears that the streaming service is on the point of tighten its grip.
Chengyi Long, Netflix’s director of product innovation, announced the company’s next move on password sharing, which can now cost subscribers extra cash, during a blog post that went up on Wednesday.
“With features like separate profiles and multiple streams in our Standard and Premium plans, we’ve always made it simple for people who live together to share their Netflix account. While they were extremely popular, they also caused some uncertainty on when and how Netflix will be shared “Netflix has been performing on methods to create it easier for subscribers who want to share their account with others outside their household while still paying a bit more, per the company.
“We’ll debut and test two new features for our users in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru over the following three weeks,” Netflix said.
Those on Netflix’s Standard and Premium subscriptions are ready to add up to 2 new sub-accounts for people they don’t live with, each with their own profile, customized recommendations, login, and password, according to the update.
Netflix revealed, “At a lower price: 2,380 CLP in Chile, 2.99 USD in Costa Rica, and 7.9 PEN in Peru.”
This will be extended out to more countries within the near future.
Netflix subscribers on the basic, Standard, and Premium subscription plans will be ready to transfer profile information to a brand new account or an additional Member sub-account, including watching history, My List, and customised recommendations.
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