Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Has a Silver Lining

Admittedly, freeloaders primarily threaten the cohesiveness of your recommendations lists. It’s not the end of the world. They could also, though, steal whatever personal data your profile holds.

The much bigger issue is that the wider the password circle gets, the more risk you personally take on that your password will become compromised. And given how often people reuse passwords across multiple sites and services, that means your exposure could extend far beyond Netflix.