I also think that this is the case. Especially given the many people complaining about the lack of restraint shown by "friends" in sharing their account. I personally wouldn't make a problem if a friends kid would request access to my kids-section. It makes sharing so much more transparent for me as a content-owner. Especially since sharing other persons trust by "resharing" is an absolute no-no in many cultures (even within the same household).
Jaap
Jaap,
That's a good point and as such there should be an option to not allow managed account sharing. I think it's important to make sure the owner of the content comfortable with their control as well as allowing the primary account holder control of what is viewable by their managed accounts. There should probably be a continuum of controls that allows for all use cases and privacy.
I see that continuum as going from: user A sharing libraries with household B and not wanting to be bothered about managing or approving further restrictions or shares with managed users all the way to user C wanting transparency and full control over which managed account is accessing their content if at all.
I also think abuse should be handled by expectations set during conversations between users. Software should not be restrictive and force a single sharing model.
