Netflix’s latest anti-password sharing test lets users ‘buy’ additional homes
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#61HSP)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix is testing a new way to tackle password sharing in Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic (as reported first by Bloomberg). A support page for Netflix in Honduras clearly states the test will prompt users to pay an additional fee if they use an account on a TV or TV-connected device at a location outside their primary household for over two weeks. Each additional home will cost an extra 219 pesos per month, per home in Argentina ($1.17 US), and $2.99 everywhere else.
According to Netflix, in the test areas, subscriber accounts have one primary home" where they can access Netflix across any devices in the home, as well as travel and use Netflix on laptops and mobile devices elsewhere without the...