Now parents can set up four-digit PIN codes for individual Netflix profiles so that children don't accidentally access adult content, Netflix announced yesterday. This also means that a child will be unable to access their own profile without parental permission. Netflix had introduced this feature in some territories last month, but rolled it out globally yesterday. [caption id="attachment_212915" align="aligncenter" width="567"] You can choose which profiles need a PIN for access[/caption] Profiles with a pin code appear with a lock symbol on the home page. [caption id="attachment_212914" align="aligncenter" width="203"] Locked Netflix profile[/caption] Parents can also block out individual titles for particular profiles. So if you think "Sacred Games" is unsuitable for a 5-year-old child, you can block it out for that particular profile. [caption id="attachment_212913" align="aligncenter" width="921"] Parents can use the green bar to restrict access to titles en masse, or restrict certain titles. For instance, for this Kids profile, access to the melodrama Hum Saath-Saath Hain has been restricted.[/caption] Apart from this, parents can also set general filters for a kids' profile to filter out content en masse. They can choose between All, 7+ and below, 13+ and below, 16+ and below, and All maturity ratings (18+). Even though Netflix allows you to set up simple PINs, such as 1234, to access parental controls, it prompts you for the account password. This move is undoubtedly better than what YouTube Kids offers where to access app settings, the app asks answers to simple arithmetic questions such as 5×8, 7×4, 9×5 or…
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