Published 15:09 IST, September 9th 2020
Netflix lock code cracked by a 12-year-old goes viral; netizens call it 'clever guesswork'
A 12-year-old girl used a quirky trick to get her parent’s Netflix lock code to watch an American web-series, The Umbrella Academy. Check out netizens' reaction
On September 6, a Dublin-based writer-reporter, Ed O'Loughlin, left the netizens amused as he revealed a trick used by his youngest daughter to eliminate parental controls on streaming giant Netflix. In a brief tweet, he mentioned that his 12-year-old daughter tricked them to get the parents' code as she wanted to watch an American web-series, The Umbrella Academy.
In his tweet, Ed also asserted that she also studied the patterns in which they moved finger; so that she could crack the code. On the other side, the tweet grabbed the attention of many Twitter users and netizens found it "impressive".
A girl’s trick to get her parent’s Netflix lock code:
Within two days, the post managed to garner more than 358k likes along with 32.2k retweets; and is still counting. Meanwhile, a section of Twitterati took to the comments section and penned their reaction to the same. One of the users was curious to know if the writer-reporter allowed her daughter to watch the web-series after her attempt to hack the code.
While stating that she was allowed to watch the show, the writer-reported mentioned that his daughter got tired of having to go look for a parent to unlock her favourite shows.
Meanwhile, a user took a reference from the show Prison Break, when the character named Michael activated the fire alarm in the first break out with a similar trick, she asked if the little girl learned it from there. Ed gave an insight and stated that his daughter "figured it out" on her own.
A tweet in the comment box read, "Not hacking but phishing. Very impressive. Similar to a keylogger but without the felonies" while another wrote, "Not even surveillance! Just observation, followed by clever guesswork, ruling out options until the answer is found".
On the other side, a string of tweets started a debate on the current generation’s adoption of technology. Adding more to the same, a section of users shared similar incidents involving their children or grandchildren. Meanwhile, a few suggested keeping parental controls by installing a stronger code.
Updated 15:09 IST, September 9th 2020