We tested this on fully updated versions of Google Chrome and FireFox with the same results: in the end we are unable to use Netflix if we are using their private browsing option.
It is also possible that private browsing somehow interferes with the software they use to detect proxies. We are not sure how that would work, but many have suggested that Netflix is scanning cookies to find people using proxies.
For most users this will not be an issue, but it is a curious move for Netflix to block private browsers. So if you had wanted to skip ahead and watch the end of House of Cards without your spouse finding out from your browser history you are sadly out of luck.
Do you have an idea why Netflix may have blocked private browsers? Leave us a comment and help us get to the bottom of it.
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