Disney+ Household Sharing

chocsyrup on 23/02/2025 - 11:45
Last edited 23/02/2025 - 13:53 by 1 other user

I was part of a Disney+ household through OzB and it ended up closing because it kept getting flagged for different locations. I'd log in, then be told something along the lines of 'this device isn't registered to your household' and the owner would be sent a SMS verification code each time.

The Disney definition of household says 'Disney+ does not collect and use precise geolocation data to detect and establish your Household'. So…it's just based on a regularly shared internet connection or…something else?

I was wondering…if I shared an account with three other people from my apartment complex (who all have different internet connections), is it likely this would pass, or would it probably still be flagged?

Or is it just luck and the account I was sharing with was just unlucky to be flagged so heavily?

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  • SBOB on 23/02/2025 - 11:57
    +1

    Turkish based Disney account doesn't seem to have this issue.

  • Protractor on 23/02/2025 - 11:59
    +1

    I mean if you knew how they protected their product from location hacks, then this post would not exist. I'm guessing that's the point in Disney doing whatever it is they do to max out their profits.
    Pretty sure there's multiple ways they can figure out they are being milked, at any given time, and maybe now AI is active they somehow use it to join the dots. eg, AI looking at ppl discussing Disney+ on forums, linking it into an algorithm or two, who is discussing and where, and bingo,

  • 7ekn00 on 23/02/2025 - 12:08
    +4

    It's a pretty simple algorithm to compare an actual "household" to "randos sharing costs" …

    A true "household" would have the same devices accessing content from the same IP addresses at some point in 30-60 days, etc …

    A group of "randos sharing costs" would never access the service from the same IP adddresses, ever …

    And I am sure corporate algorithms are far more advanced than that (it wouldn't be hard to train an AI on "true household" vs "rando groups" behaviours either)

    • djones145 on 23/02/2025 - 13:19
      +1

      pretty sure like the little man in the fridge, disney sends a hidden mickey to check on everyone to ensure they are part of the same hosuehold

      • payton on 23/02/2025 - 13:40

        Who'd have thought, mickey the little rata who acts all harmless is a snitch.

        • BewareOfThe Dog on 23/02/2025 - 14:06

          I bets its Donald, not Mickey. I don't trust that duck!

          • payton on 23/02/2025 - 14:22
            +1

            @BewareOfThe Dog: A friend of the working man who's always down on his luck, exploited by the ultra rich

            Perfect cover story 🤔

    • chocsyrup on 24/02/2025 - 18:46

      I was thinking that. But then I was wondering, I know a couple of households that actually don't have home internet, and use their separate mobile/data plans. I don't know why they do that.

      • 7ekn00 on 24/02/2025 - 19:23

        Most people that do that will have location data turned on, so it's not hard for Disney / NetFlix / etc to track and analyse …

        Maybe their algorithm detects people sharing the same login being within 50m of each other over a 7 day window, etc ;)

        A properly trained AI would see far far far more patterns than just the above !

        • samfisher5986 on 26/02/2025 - 10:20

          Location data for what?

          Disney can't access your phone to check GPS.
          Your TV doesn't have GPS

          • 7ekn00 on 26/02/2025 - 10:27
            -1

            @samfisher5986: Check the Disney+ install on Android, it explicitly asks for permission to access location services …

            Let me guess, iPhone user that has no clue on permissions ;)

            • samfisher5986 on 26/02/2025 - 10:29

              @7ekn00: If you are hotspotting you aren't running the Disney+ app on a phone to watch.

              As far as I know most people don't jump on the couch and share a phone between 2-3.

              • 7ekn00 on 26/02/2025 - 10:31

                @samfisher5986:

                If you are hotspotting you aren't running the Disney+ app on a phone to watch.

                Never said anything about hotspotting …

                As far as I know most people don't jump on the couch and share a phone between 2-3.

                Never said they do …

                Way to fail reading comprehension 101 :/

                • samfisher5986 on 26/02/2025 - 10:32

                  @7ekn00: You were responding to chocsyrup, thats the discussion.

                  What you thought isn't relevent.

                  • 7ekn00 on 26/02/2025 - 10:36

                    @samfisher5986:

                    What you thought isn't relevent.

                    LOL .. and your sense of grandiose makes you think yours is ?!?

                    Replying with random shit to a discussion only you are having in your own head ;)

                    Must be so empowering for you!

  • McMaferMur on 23/02/2025 - 12:17

    Just sail the high sea….
    Spending days finding how to safely share… few weeks latee got closed… repeat.. waste your time…..

  • AustriaBargain on 23/02/2025 - 12:52

    I share too and I'm thinking of letting the family I share with set them as the main household and I just watch it through a web browser with Apple's Private Relay enabled, as Disney+ doesn't seem to discriminate against Private Relay. I'd like to cancel it altogether but as long as I only need to pay 1/4 I think I'm fine with using it in a browser. It's nice to have things in highest quality with correct HDR, instead of the crapshoot piracy is if you want to watch things as soon as they launch. I would be happy to wait a few hours for good rips to come up though..

    • Protractor on 23/02/2025 - 14:06
      +2

      Desperdao FOMO
      Must watch as soon as released
      It's amazing how dumb it is to think watching anything sooner is a gain on any level of importance.
      I mean, if that's a thing for ppl, they should cough up. Or better still, have the underlying syndrome treated

      • chocsyrup on 24/02/2025 - 18:44

        I mean, I'd just like to watch stuff at all. I won't pirate.

        There are things that are only available on D+, but there aren't enough for me to justify $160/yr for one person (which I think is the highest of all of the streaming services?).

        • Protractor on 24/02/2025 - 19:09

          I would reward them at all then.If everyone boycotted them for a while maybe they'd drop the ripoff pricing.

  • Nutrino on 23/02/2025 - 13:11
    +3

    So it flagged you for different locations because you used it in different locations. Guess it worked.

    • chocsyrup on 24/02/2025 - 18:39

      That's true. But there are other accounts that do the same that don't seem to be affected. Considering how many posts there have been about sharing Disney+, I don't think it's unreasonable to ask questions.

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