New software could crack down on people sharing their Netflix account

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Well, the streaming service could be set to crack down on those sharing their account widely with a new piece of software. Software company Synamedia unveiled the new system at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, which will be able to analyse factors such as where users are logged on, and through this, flag shared accounts. Theres no need to panic if youre just sharing with family and friends, as Netflix may just nudge you to upgrade to a premium account. However, if it finds it is being shared wider and that passwords are being sold through for-profit operations, then accounts could potentially be shut down (via The Verge ). Netflix"Casual credentials sharing is becoming too expensive to ignore," Jean Marc Racine, CPO of Synamedia, said.

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