Abstract
Netflix Party or Teleparty is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to watch Netflix remotely with friends - or, as a Netflix ad puts it, “movie nights with that long-distance special someone”. It promises synchronised video playback and group chat. From a cyber-security angle, Netflix Party's Chrome plug-in used to be open-source until it was maintained privately. This means it made the code more transparent. While one doesn't always know who contributed to the codebase there is a common supervisory element that could help to avoid malicious code. However, Chrome plug-ins have been used in the past by attackers to infect users' systems with malicious software. One piece of advice is not to use your corporate laptops to host Netflix Parties. A VPN generally helps, too - not so much with an encrypted IP address, but to watch the same movies with friends from other countries.
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