In countries like the U.S.A, sharing of passwords is a punishable crime. The computer fraud and abuse act prohibit this sharing even among the members of the same family. So sharing the password is not nice since it is against the law. Therefore, many people avoid sharing to be on the safety of the law. With Netflix, the case is different since there is sharing. According to Netflix, the number of people sharing an account cannot be identified easily. Consequently, there is no much cause of concern when it comes to issues of a password. It is an advantage to the customers.