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Media Platforms Face Password-Sharing Problem
- The New York Times, Monday, April 8, 2013 11:10 AM
The New York Times’ Jenna Wortham is a “Game of Thrones” fan, but she doesn’t subscriber to HBO, or its online platform, HBO Go. Rather, she uses the subscriber code
“of a guy in New Jersey that [she] had once met in a Mexican restaurant.” What’s more, Wortham suggests that her behavior -- sharing password information to streaming sites and
services -- is becoming increasingly common.
