Moore suggests there's an easy fix, though, if you ever worry someone has access to your account without your knowledge – which is hopefully rare. Moore points out that the obvious danger of sharing your password is that the next person could share it with someone else. It may sound innocent, but when people are using the same password for their media service that they use for other accounts, it starts to become dangerous, and the risk of account compromises increases.'ĮSET researched the matter ( you can see their report here), discovering that a quarter of people it surveyed had shared their Netflix password deliberately. 'If I were to ask people if they share their email account password with anyone else, the vast majority would probably say 'absolutely no chance!'… but when it comes to media services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Spotify, such password sharing is actually quite common.
Jake Moore, a cybersecurity specialist at ESET, commented on the matter and how our otherwise strict attitudes towards password sharing changes when it comes to services like Netflix.
Is there a security risk in sharing your Netflix password?
