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Greg Evans
May 31, 2020
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Let's be honest, we have all shared out Netflix password with someone else.
Friends, family and housemates is fine but it should be limited to just those numbers. Any more just gets confusing.
A big no-no when it comes to Netflix password etiquette is ex-boyfriends and ex-girlfriends.
Imagine discovering that your ex had carried on watching the one show that you used to snuggle up with. That would be pretty heartbreaking.
Well, one man did learn this but not in the way that you would imagine.
A tweet posted earlier this week by the account '@yellowgengar2' showed a picture of the Netflix profile screen. Nothing unusual there until you notice something called 'Settings.'
However, this wasn't the real settings page but a profile set up by his former girlfriend and had been sitting there for two months without anyone noticing.
This is some truly impressive work by the woman and the post went viral thanks to her ingenuity.
@yellowgengar2 @paperghost Remember In school when the teachers used to say, not everyone can be academic, some hav… https://t.co/hJzBsE8YnA— Alex Bristow (@Alex Bristow) 1590615791
This is hilarious 😂 https://t.co/kekJrqeswa— music.as.love (@music.as.love) 1590641956
This secret shouldn't be out. My kids are going to get into my MANAGE account now. https://t.co/0hw17zKev8— Adam Koford (@Adam Koford) 1590709461
Omg this is genius so I just copied it ehek https://t.co/tIgpTmmaGn— Aifaa Shafia (@Aifaa Shafia) 1590639898
legendary finesse https://t.co/6ZYt6n3lDU— TA (@TA) 1590641248
she’s operating at a level worthy of unquestionable admiration lol https://t.co/mza0F84muj— Shea Serrano (@Shea Serrano) 1590640784
Even Netflix themselves where impressed.
@yellowgengar2 Respect.— Netflix (@Netflix) 1590619257
Bravo, to whoever this woman is but it's sayonara for anyone who is thinking about trying this themselves.