After the latest news of Netflix going after its subscribers that share passwords. Social Media Users discover ways to get around Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown.
The hack first surfaced on Reddit’s Unethical Life Pro Tips channel and was seized on by disgruntled Netflix users. This hack has since been shared more widely across social media.
Ways to get around Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown
You will need to apply this hacking technique, known as ‘tunneling,’ which allows multiple people to connect from the same IP address (an internet address used by Netflix to identify where people are connecting from).
According to the Reddit community. Netflix’s ‘ban’ uses IP addresses and other methods to detect whether users share passwords. Netflix said, ‘A Netflix account is for use by one household.’
NordVPN’s ‘Meshnet’ feature allows users to appear to be connecting from the same IP address as someone else (so that, for example, you can be on another continent and seem to be connecting from a friend’s house) and works on devices including Android TVs.
With this feature Rather than routing traffic through a VPN server. Which changes your IP address to that of the server and which Netflix attempts to block by blocking lists of VPN servers. Users can, for example, route internet traffic through a TV or laptop at home.
Once activated other people connected to the same Meshnet will appear to be in the same place. NordVPN said: ‘Meshnet lets you create your own VPN server through your own or your friends’ devices, no matter where they are in the world.’
Meshnet is generally used for sharing files or creating a virtual LAN for online games. Allowing people to play together even if they are on different continents. It can also be used to connect from a specific IP address, wherever you are.