netflix has unveiled its first plans to crack down on password sharing between multiple people in different householdswhile the current information is only available oddly on netflixs costa rican help centre there is now a new plan in place for those who share passwords ht the streamable its unclear if or when these plans will roll out in the united states uk and worldwideaccording to netflix users will now have one primary location anyone in that one locationhousehold can use that netflix accountfor those who want to share their account outside of that primary location theyll need to sign up to netflixs extra member scheme for a small fee the account owner can pay to add people on to their netflix account if they dont register and still log in the entire account runs the risk of being blockednetflix will now also require users to log in via their primary locations wifi and watch something every 31 days if they dont it appears that your netflix account could be blocked if youre travelling you can request a temporary code that allows netflix outside of your primary location for seven daysthis will not be a universally popular move netflix coceo greg said during the companys 2022 fourth quarter earnings interview via variety peters admits he expects a bit of a cancel reaction to the new policytldr its bad news for those who share accounts across multiple accounts and countries with extra members being limited to the primary locations country of origin the backlash could be strong but netflix is seemingly pressing ahead with plans to stop password sharing for goodfor more here are the best netflix shows and best netflix movies you should be watching right now