Netflix hasn’t confirmed its plans to stop password sharing just yet

Based on information from Netflix’s support page, a report published by Streamable seems to have confirmed details about how it will roll out password sharing prevention features in the US and elsewhere. However, Netflix has yet to announce details of its plans or what it will look like when it rolls out more broadly this year.

Netflix spokesperson Kumiko Hidaka said: Streamable When The Barge “For a short time on Tuesday, a Help Center article was also published in other countries with information that only applies to Chile, Costa Rica and Peru. We have since updated it.”

We already know that Netflix plans to roll out password sharing more broadly in the coming months. Netflix has been testing the program with subscribers in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru since early last year, and had to pay extra for additional users outside the subscriber’s primary household.

In that report, Streamable I’m quoting this Netflix Help Center page as a source of information. However, the information contained in articles for US customers is visible. on the Internet Archive page Captured yesterday — does not match what is listed today. Currently, that information is only available on the Latin America test country page.

Hidaka explained in an email. The Barge The text shown applies when Netflix rolls out the “Additional Members” service in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru in March, but does not apply in the United States or other countries where it is not available. For what else has been confirmed so far, she pointed to her January earnings report for Netflix, which said, “Later in the first quarter, we plan to start rolling out paid sharing more broadly.” said.

The rules on the archived page (and the pages for countries with extra members enabled) state that only people in the primary household can use one Netflix subscription. To use one subscription on multiple devices, Netflix says you and your device must “connect to Wi-Fi in a major location, open the Netflix app or website, and You have to ‘see something’. Family members watch Netflix and stop device blocking for “trusted devices” that can be used anywhere.

of US-focused page What you can access today is “People who don’t live in your household must use their own accounts to watch Netflix”. Costa Rica, ChileWhen Peruwhich indicates that you need to add additional members for people who use your subscription outside of your household. We also use your IP address, device ID, and account activity to It also adds that it determines when someone else is using your account.

Similarly, USA currently available The support page for what Netflix considers “home” is Costa Rica, ChileWhen PeruOn its US page, the company only describes the idea of ​​households as “people who live in the same location as the account holder.” Meanwhile, pages for three Latin American countries detail how to change your primary household, sign out of your account on a device in another location, or why your device is blocked.

This is to be expected when Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing takes effect globally, and for those who need to watch from multiple locations or like to use a VPN within their own privacy. It gives you a glimpse of what kind of headaches it can bring to the faint of heart. House.

But when it comes to how Netflix tries to Push users in the US or other countries to buy subaccounts for all exes, cousins, ex-roommates, and complete strangers on board your streaming account.

UPDATE Feb 2 3:37 PM ET: Added Netflix statement regarding updates to support page.