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Ever Wonder How Netflix Actually Knows You’re Sharing Your Password?

just wrote about the actual tech Netflix uses to detect password sharing and it's more sophisticated than I expected, they track IP addresses, unique device IDs, viewing time patterns, and have a 31 day rule where your device must connect to home network, the algorithm can even detect impossible viewing scenarios like watching from two cities simultaneously, full breakdown: Medium

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