Netflix's impending crackdown on password sharing includes plans to force users to regularly connect via their home Wi-Fi.
An update to the streaming giant's help page reveals details of how the company will finally take a tougher stance against the practice, which millions of people in the UK are estimated to partake in.
While logins will still be shareable within a single home, Netflix has outlined new measures to ensure that any device which uses the account is associated with the account holder's primary location.
Who will I be able to share my account with?
People within your home can still use your account - so if mum or dad are paying, but the kids are still at home, they can have their own profiles and watch Netflix on their own devices as they do now.
But if the kids have gone to university or moved out, maintaining access to their parents' Netflix will get trickier.
That's because by using information such as IP addresses, device IDs, and account activity, the company can detect where users are logging in from and may choose to intervene if they suspect a case of freeloading.
How is this going to be enforced?
Netflix will treat devices which use your account as trusted if they are connected to your home Wi-Fi regularly.
So don't worry, you can of course still take your Netflix account with you on your phone when you go out, assuming that you bring it back home with you and log in there at least once every 31 days.
But if a device from outside your household signs in or is used persistently, Netflix says it may ask you to verify that device before it can be used to watch anything.
