Netflix password sharing may be illegal, says UK government- PublishedSharing passwords for online streaming services such as Netflix is against the law, according to a government agency."Following on from the addition of the ad-supported tier, there is clearly an opportunity for Netflix to generate significant additional revenue by cracking down on account sharing and converting those who do into subscribers in their own right," he said.When Netflix was growing in the UK, the streaming service joked in a tweet about password sharing being commonplace between friends and family.— Netflix (@netflix) March 10, 2017Since then user growth has stalled and Netflix has tried to crack down on the practice, which is against its terms of service - but it has never taken legal action.A spokesperson told the BBC: "Any decision to charge someone for sharing passwords for streaming services would be looked at on a case-by-case basis, with due consideration of the individual context and facts of each case."