Re:Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing lo...
by Noted on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:06PM
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So is Netflix going to require tax information on everyone in the household? How can they tell the difference from their end I think is one of the questions being presented
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Re:Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing lo...
by Mindwipe on Thursday March 11, 2021 @06:15PM
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Netflix doesn't seem to be cutting anyone off here.
They're just forcing 2FA on accounts that meet some kind of threshold of "suspicious" behaviour. There's likely a lot of metrics being used to identify that.
Re:Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing lo...
by javagram on Friday March 12, 2021 @04:53PM
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Seems like they aren’t asking for anything in particular for identity verification but just creating a slight annoyance via asking to re-verify.
Facebook does prompt people to upload Photo IDs sometimes but I doubt Netflix wants to get that invasive.
(I had interpreted the question as related to how to interpret the T&C. Agree that ultimately, it’s impossible to enforce the existing T&Cs to the exact letter, although some combination of annoyances and mild shamings might affect user behavior and presumably this is what they are testing.)
Re:Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing lo...
by Sohcahtoa82 on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:20PM
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Presumably, this person that is on the move is still using the same device no matter where they go. Their login session will be the same, just coming from a different IP.
Re:Netflix to start testing warnings for people borrowing lo...
by dragonsngoblins on Thursday March 11, 2021 @06:45PM
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What? No. If I travel I might be watching netflix on my laptop while on the move but on the smart TV at home