A study conducted by research firm Park Associates found that password piracy and sharing cost streaming services approximately $9.1 billion in losses for 2019. The…
From this week on, Netflix account owners may be greeted with a new sign-in pop-up asking them to verify their identity via SMS, or emailed verification code. While Netflix has been exploring ways to curb password sharing for years, a representative for the leading on-demand streaming service stressed the importance of maintaining account security for customers. “This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so,” a company spokesperson for the streaming service told Reuters this week.
