’You need your own account’: Netflix cracks down on shared passwords

Netflix users are reporting being asked to verify their account via email or text message, as the streaming service looks to weed out those sharing subscriptions. — dpa

Netflix, ever seeking to increase its subscription numbers, is testing out a tougher approach to people who share their passwordsvwith anyone not living in the same household.

A number of users have reported alerts asking them to verify via email or text message that they are authorised to use the account. A Netflix spokesperson confirmed the test to US broadcaster CNN on Friday.