Mostly everyone is guilty of doing it. You probably either gave a fried or family member a password to your streaming service account or used theirs.
While it's always been illegal per the streamer's terms of service, Netflix has turned a blind-eye until now. Moving forward, dual household users will have to pay a fee.
The streaming company has announced that they will enable members who share accounts outside their household to do so easily and securely, while also paying a bit more.
“We’ve always made it easy for people who live together to share their Netflix account, with features like separate profiles and multiple streams in our Standard and Premium plans,” Chengyi Long, director of product innovation at Netflix, wrote in a blog post about the test. “While these have been hugely popular, they have also created some confusion about when and how Netflix can be shared. As a result, accounts are being shared between households — impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films for our members.”
Variety reports that Netflix is planning on giving customers options on their plans to enable people to share the account for the added fee.
The U.S. is in the clear for now but a test will be launched in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru over the next few weeks to implement extra payment for those who share their accounts with others they do not live with.
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As for now, it’s not clear if Netflix will attempt to track down accounts with shared users in different households.
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