![]() The majority of respondents (54 percent) also admit to sharing their login information with family members so they can access their computers, smartphones and tablets.” It's unrealistic to think password sharing doesn't happen. The latter is the most likely, as nearly half of the people in one poll admitted to not changing their password for five years.Ī different study found that although “78 percent believe that it’s risky to share passwords with family members, 37 percent are likely to do so. Apparently the breakup was amicable, or the guy who paid for HBO Go didn’t believe in changing his password. At the rate that companies get hacked, that is an especially dangerous practice for people who reuse the same blasted password on other sites.ĬonsumerReports gave an example of how, for several years, an entire family had been logging into HBO Go using the credentials of a sister’s ex-boyfriend. But because the service is shared, that password might be one you hesitate to update to something new. I’m not concerned with whether or not password sharing costs video on demand (VOD) services $500 million worldwide in 2015, or if 46 percent of American adults share logins for streaming media services with people who are not part of their household. ![]() Or it could be a roommate or friend asking for your password so they can watch some show. ![]() Ah, yes, being in love is where password sharing may start.
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