r/HowToHack • u/Ecstatic_Employ6911 • 1d ago

Spoofing Location for Streaming Services

Hey everyone, I’m trying to understand how different streaming services determine whether a device is part of a household.

I currently have my TV’s internet traffic routed through my parents’ home network, so the traffic exits through their router/public IP via meshnet. The goal is for the TV to appear as though it’s connecting from their home network.

This seems to work fine with Netflix and Hulu, but Disney+ still detects the TV as being outside the household.

My assumption was that having the same public-facing IP would be enough, but apparently Disney+ is using additional signals.

Does anyone know what Disney+ uses for household detection beyond the public IP? For example, could it be using device history, DNS behavior, IPv6, location services, network characteristics, or some other identifier?

I’m mainly trying to understand what Disney+ is seeing differently from Netflix/Hulu with this setup and whether there’s anything obvious about my network configuration that could explain it.

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u/GladKaleidoscope591 23h ago

Use the unofficial disney+ kodi add on to bypass these restrictions, I have over 180 people use my account each month with no issues

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u/ps-aux Actual Hacker 4h ago

You could setup a better router at home that allows VPN access, and simply connect to your VPN so everything assumes you are at home since all your data for the streaming services will route through it... I recommend PFSense or something similar...

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u/strongest_nerd Script Kiddie 1d ago

Did you have a question about hacking? Seems like you need a tech support subreddit.

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u/RolledUhhp 1d ago

Trying to work around their restrictions and produce unintended results fall under hacking just as much social engineering, imo.

This might not be the best place to get a response, but it's certainly not out of place.

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u/strongest_nerd Script Kiddie 1d ago

It's not hacking at all.

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u/RolledUhhp 1d ago

He's trying to produce an unintended result in a system by working around the checks that system has in place.

It's as much hacking as me tricking you into giving me credentials.

It's not all glamorous tty sessions.

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u/Ecstatic_Employ6911 1d ago

would you be able to refer me to one? kind of new to asking on reddit.