Swapping streams: 'Subscription services are supposed to be a shared commodity'

Sharing the passwords to streaming services is commonplace, but while the etiquette of doing so is undefined, the terms of service are clearThe cheapest subscriptions to Netflix, Stan and Spotify are about $10 a month. But people are paying much, much less than that. Many share the services with partners or friends. Some share with friends of friends. And others share with their housemate’s ex-partner’s family – who they have never actually met.“We just never logged out,&