Category: password

Don’t Be the Victim of Cyber Fraud

By Janet Bodnar From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Eric Iversen, author of “How to Be Cyber Safe + Savvy,” a guide for seniors commissioned by the National Cryptologic Foundation, offers advice for seniors. Question: Why a guide specifically aimed at seniors? Answer: Navigating the online world is a learned skill for seniors, and their lack of…


Netflix Says Password Sharing ‘Undermines’ Business, Warns Crackdown Will Expand

Netflix issued a notice saying it will expand its crackdown on Netflix accounts that are sharing passwords between several households as it rolls out paid sharing “more broadly”  during the first quarter of 2023. In a letter (pdf) dated Thursday, the Los Gatos, California-based streaming service said that widespread account sharing is undermining its business and ability…


Cowen Analyst Comments Netflix’s New Password Sharing Experiments

Cowen analyst John Blackledge said Netflix Inc.’s new password sharing tests in three Latin American countries could yield a long-term revenue opportunity. Cowen’s monthly survey of 2,500 U.S. consumers suggested that 42 percent of U.S. users share a Netflix password leaving Netflix well-positioned to pursue ways to monetize these subscribers. If Netflix’s test worked and the company rolled…