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Creativity only goes so far.

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.

Our household said goodbye to Netflix last month due to yet another price increase, so this "problem" isn't one that I have to deal with. However, this move by Netflix has many users concerned.

On the heels of Marriott's announcement of a hack that affects nearly 500 million guests, Dunkin (Donuts) says they've got a similar problem.

Don't look now, but there's been yet another security breach. This time at eBay. In a posting on the company’s website, eBay said a cyber-attack “compromised a database containing encrypted passwords and other non-financial data.” Officials with the company are urging customers to change their passwords as soon as possible...