
In this scenario, you might still be able share the account, depending on what country you're in. This one could be trickier, since people don't generally cart their TVs across town every time they leave their house. You both want to watch Netflix on your own TVs. Scenario C: You and your partner live separately but share a Netflix account. Having multiple profiles even helps this, letting everyone have their own experience and recommendations while sharing an account. Whether it's within a site's terms of service or not, it's not uncommon for people to share passwords with close friends, dating partners, or extended family members.

This is obviously at odds with the way many people use Netflix (and most streaming services) today.

So parents and their children, roommates, or romantic partners who live together can share, but kids who have gone off to college, or partners who are dating but don't live together, can't. In February, Netflix announced its new policy-currently limited to Latin America, Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain-that accounts are only meant to be shared among people who live in the same household. But now, the company is cracking down on the practice-in a growing list of countries-hoping more of you will pony up. Only one person in your family, friend group, relationship, or polycule needed to have an account for everybody to enjoy Stranger Things. Since time immemorial, Netflix has been a bastion for password-sharers.
