Sharing a Netflix Password? Crackdown Coming, Moochers. Netflix is about to bring out the can of whoop-a$$ on shared password accounts. According to Yahoo Finance, the streaming giant is testing a program that would put an end to password sharing. Some Netflix users are getting a message that asks them to confirm are living at the address of the account holder. You may delay the question and keep watching, but it will pop up again...and again...until you have to answer and confirm or deny. Get our free mobile app The message reads, “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching.”