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Netflix is checking up on password sharing practices

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 12, 2021
Piracy costs streaming companies around $9 billion in 2019, according to Parks Associates. It's not a top priority for streamers.
So what's your Netflix password?
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Netflix tests feature to crack down on password sharing

by Marielle Segarra
Mar 12, 2021
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings has said password sharing is something the company has learned to live with.
Some Netflix users are getting this message: "If you don't live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching."
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Pay TV operators zero in on password sharing costs them billions in subscriptions

by Reema Khrais
Dec 20, 2017
Company execs say free watching costs them billions of dollars in subscriptions.
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