This week, Netflix announced that it will begin implementing new password-sharing rules in Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain. The company also detailed how it plans to crack down on password sharing in the United States.
The company’s website states: “A Netflix account is for people who live together in a single household.” A household, as Netflix defines it, is based on proximity and determined by location-based information, such as IP addresses and device IDs.
Therefore, in the United States, if all users of a Netflix account live in the same location, there is no problem.
However, you will no longer be able to share your Netflix account with someone who does not live in the same house.
“People who do not live in your household will need to use their own account to watch Netflix,” said the online streaming service.
Netflix stated that it will ask people to verify their devices if someone logs into an account from a device outside the home.
But what if you are a college student, a frequent traveler, or someone who has more than one residence or does not have a fixed base?
You will need to enter a four-digit code sent to the email or phone of the account owner in a 15-minute expiration window.
“We do this to confirm that the device using the account is authorized to do so,” said the online streaming service.