Dec 21, 2022
Netflix password sharing may be illegal, says UK government
Sharing passwords for online streaming services such as Netflix is against the law, according to a government agency. Research firm Digital i told the Guardian in April 2022 it estimated more than a quarter of UK Netflix subscribers - around four million - were sharing their passwords. When Netflix was growing in the UK, the streaming service joked in a tweet about password sharing being commonplace between friends and family. One interesting part of the IPO's response is the reference to criminal law - suggesting that people could theoretically face prosecution from the Crown Prosecution Service for password sharing. There is no evidence to suggest any police forces in the UK would open an investigation into someone for sharing their password to a streaming service.
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