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Netflix Password Crackdown Is Underway in Chile and Frustrating Customers
- Company says over 100 million households are watching for free
- New focus on password sharing to roll out in coming weeks
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Cristian Castro had been a Netflix Inc. customer for years.
The 48-year-old electronics importer in Santiago, Chile, said he’s put up with efforts by the company to prevent non-subscribers from watching its movies and TV shows. Since Castro doesn’t have a fixed internet service at home and uses a wireless signal to connect, that often meant confirming he was a customer through a text message on his phone.