If you share your Netflix account or create profiles for others in your household, those other users can see your viewing history, ratings, and recommendations — so your personal data is visible to everyone on your account.
Other people with access to your Netflix account — including profiles you create for family members — can view your personal viewing history, ratings, and content recommendations, which may inadvertently reveal sensitive personal preferences or behaviours.
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Compare across platforms →Viewing history can reveal sensitive personal information — such as health conditions, sexual orientation, or political views — that users may not want to share even with household members, and the policy places the burden of managing this exposure entirely on the user.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: GDPR Art. 5(1)(f) (integrity and confidentiality principle — appropriate security of personal data); GDPR Art. 25 (data protection by design and by default, requiring minimal data sharing by default). CCPA §1798.100 (right to know what personal information is collected and how it is shared). FTC Act Section 5 applies to any misleading representations about data visibility within shared accounts. Enforcement: EU DPAs, California AG/CPPA, FTC. (2)
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