NETFLIX has launched a brand new feature to kick out individual freeloaders on your account – before the firm starts charging you for them.
The Stranger Things maker is set to come down hard on account sharing outside your household next year, with experts predicting bill payers could be slapped with an extra £2/$2 a month if you ignore the rule.
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Such fees have already been tested in some South American countries.
Today’s latest feature seems to be in preparation for all that going global.
Account owners can now see which devices are logged in and bump off each one individually.
Before, you could only log out all signed in devices at once – including the one you’re using at the time.
The new option could also be a useful way to log out mates piggybacking your account.
Or even a cheeky ex.
“Logging in to your account while at a hotel or even your friend’s house is easy and intuitive, but occasionally people forget to log out,” Netflix product manager Charles Wartemberg said.
“This much-requested feature to help members manage their account security is now available to all members around the world on the web, iOS and Android.”
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How to log someone out of your Netflix account
You can sign out individual devices logged into your Netflix account by tapping your profile image at the top right and finding Account.
Go to Manage access and devices.
You will see all most recently active devices on your account, with a Sign out button next to each one.
If you’re not sure, it’ll tell you what type of device was watching (eg an LG TV or an iOS app), when it was last watched and an approximate location based on the IP address.
But be warned, it doesn’t block them, it only signs them out.
So if the person using that device knows your password, they can simply sign in again.
If this is the case, you should change your password too.
You can do this by going to netflix.com/password.
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