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- Millions of people all over the world are currently sharing passwords for video and music streaming services.
- DoNotPay's new Chrome extension lets you share access to your account without actually having to tell anyone your private password.
- DoNotPay CEO Joshua Browder says the extension "does not store the cookies or have access to them."
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There's no escaping streaming in 2020. Whether you want to listen to your favorite songs, watch your favorite shows and movies, or tune in for live television broadcasts, chances are that you're doing so with a paid subscription service. In general, these services are far less expensive than their traditional counterparts (have you seen how much it costs to have a cable subscription these days?), but there's a loophole that many of us take advantage of that makes the services even cheaper: Sharing our passwords with friends and family members.
In the future, companies will inevitably start to crack down on this behavior, but for now, it's surprisingly easy to give someone else access to virtually any of your streaming service accounts. The only problem is that not everyone feels comfortable actually sharing their password, even if it's the only place where they use it and even if they're sharing it with someone they trust. That's where DoNotPay's brilliant new extension comes in.
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Brilliant Chrome extension lets you share streaming accounts without revealing passwords originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 22:15:59 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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