password sharing

If you think you're the only one who shares your streaming app passwords with friends, you might want to keep reading.

If you're thinking "What's the big deal, doesn't everyone do that?" you certainly do have a point. Analysts estimate that the streaming service loses over $6 billion a year due to "account sharing."

If you're thinking "What's the big deal, doesn't everyone do that?" you certainly do have a point. Analysts estimate that the streaming service loses over $6 billion a year due to "account sharing."

I was just reading about how streaming services are hauling in about $120 billion per year from their subscribers, but they're mad as hell about the billions more they lose from account passwords being passed around, and they're not going to take it anymore.

OK, I admit it, I do not pay for Netflix! I, like thousands of other people around the country, share a Netflix account with a relative to save money. Now, comes word, I could go to jail, and so could you!