Password Sharing cutting into Streaming Provider Bottom Line

2017-07-14

Password Sharing cutting into Streaming Provider Bottom Line

Ah, the sharing of passwords. The Netflix, HBO, and other providers of streaming video are beginning to do metrics on the IP addresses using the same credentials and I believe a few of them have gone into a bit of a snit.

That sharing which is okay in a household is winding up all over the place and the whois database has clearly indicated a penchant for over sharing is becoming somewhat rampant.

I recall a family member offering to share a password with me. I didn't go for it because I envisioned just such a scenario as this where unauthorized account sharing was being noticed by those getting paid for the streaming services.

I suppose my understanding of researching networks and locating the owner of a specific IP addres on the net didn't hurt either.

Be all of this as it may I feel that a change is in the making for those service agreements which heretofore have been quite generous with the machine streams and we'll likely see a lot more authentication prior to the streaming process beginning in the future.

The surveys taken of password sharing are showing a shift across age groups with 18 to 24 year olds at 21%, 25 to 34 year olds claiming 15%, and 35 years and older comprising about 8% of the shared passwords in the streaming industry.

Some of the services do not wish to devote time and trouble to research so there may be a lag in the inevitable crack down ... so we'll just have to see how it all goes !