Want to boot your ex off your Netflix account without having to change your password? A new Netflix feature will make that possible. Today, Netflix is launching "Manage Access and Devices," which allows account owners to remotely log out of devices they don't recognize or no longer want signed in.

The feature could help push more freeloaders to become subscribers as they're tossed off the service, where they may have been logging in without the account holder's knowledge. The new feature follows other recent launches also aimed at curbing account-sharing, like Profile Transfer, which arrived amid a broader crackdown as Netflix faced subscriber losses.

Users can log in to their "Account Settings" and find the "Manage Access and Devices" option which will display the users' most recent devices, type of device (Roku Smart TV, Android phone etc.), IP address, and the exact time and date when the device last accessed the subscriber's Netflix account.

Netflix recommends a password change for extra security after a subscriber selects "Sign Out" on an unfamiliar device, but that isn't necessary. Account owners will later get new login email notifications.

All members, from today, are available to the feature on the web, and on iOS and Android devices, according to Netflix.

That ability to control who has access to a Netflix account is going to come in handy particularly for those signed up for Netflix's cheaper plans, "Basic" and "Basic with ads," who only allow viewers to stream on one supported device at once. (Standard members can watch simultaneously on two supported devices, and premium members can stream on four supported devices at once, for comparison.)

Netflix lately has been cracking down on password-sharing. During last month's earnings call with investors, Netflix outlined how it will monetize password sharing with the rollout of an "extra members" feature by early 2023. The feature charges account holders extra money for sharing outside the household and had previously been tested in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru. The "Profile Transfer" feature suggests others who share another subscriber's account to consider moving over to an account of their own but they won't be losing any custom recommendations, viewing history or their watchlist.

The month of the busy holiday season approaches, and most of our users will be traveling to their families and friends and watching Netflix wherever they go. Logging into your account is easy and intuitive while using it on a hotel room, or even at your friend's house, but many people forget to log out," Charles Wartemberg, product manager for Product Innovation at Netflix, wrote on the company's blog.