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It's not me, it's Netflix: With password sharing on the block, how to boot your friends

USA Today logoAccording to a Parks Associates’ 2022 survey, 40% of consumers in U.S. internet households share credentials or use shared credentials, up from 27% in 2019.

From the article, "It's not me, it's Netflix: With password sharing on the block, how to boot your friends," by Jessica Guynn.

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