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Valve Has Updated Steam Family Sharing for the First Time in 10 Years: Here's What's New

Steam Families promises to make it easier to share games among family members.

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How Hulu Is Cracking Down on Password Sharing

Hulu joins other streaming services in a bid to stop you from sharing your account with other people.

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How to Share Your Uber Account With Your Loved Ones

Make it easy for your friends or family members to book a ride by sharing your Uber account with them.

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How Netflix's Extra Members Feature Works

Although Netflix has disallowed password sharing, you can still grant others access to your account with Extra Members. Here's how to set it up.

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How to Add Multiple Google Accounts to Your Browser

Juggling multiple Google accounts can be tricky, but luckily, you can sign in to multiple accounts at once. Here's how you can in all browsers.

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How Many People Can Watch Netflix at One Time Per Account?

Here's how many people can watch Netflix at the same time, depending on which Netflix subscription plan you have.

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What Is Apple Family Sharing and How Do You Use It?

Apple's Family Sharing service lets your loved ones access a shared pool of content and subscriptions. Here's how you can set it up.

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How to Leave an Apple Family Sharing Group on Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac

Don't want to be part of a Family Sharing group anymore? Perhaps you want to leave your group for another? Here's what you need to do.

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Should You Share Your Netflix Account With Others?

Now that passwording sharing is restricted, we examine the pros and cons of sharing your Netflix account to help you work through this question.

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How to Quickly Switch Between Facebook Accounts

Have multiple Facebook accounts? It's actually quite easy to switch between Facebook profiles without switching browsers.

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How Many Netflix Users Share Their Passwords?

There are more password-sharers than you think!

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How to Ensure Your Google Account Is Deleted After You Die

While nobody likes to think about death, being prepared can help–especially online. Here's how to ensure your Google account is deleted after you die.

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How to Set an Inactive Account Manager on Google

Here's how to set an Inactive Account Manager for your Google account, to stop your account from being deleted should the worst happen.

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How to Set Up Legacy Contacts to Pass On Your iCloud Data When You Die

If you want your family to be able to access your iCloud data when you die, you need to set up Legacy Contacts now.

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5 Ways to Run Multiple Copies of an App on Your Mac

Running multiple instances of an app on your Mac lets you work with multiple accounts at once. Here's how to set it up.

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How to Stop Using Apple Family Sharing or Remove Other Family Members

If you don't want to use Apple's Family Sharing anymore, you can remove yourself from the group or disband it altogether.

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How to Share Your Purchased Movies From the Apple TV App With Your Family

Buy a movie once with your account and let everyone in your family watch it for free with the Apple TV app.

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5 Security Risks of Sharing Your Netflix Password

Sharing your Netflix password might seem harmless, but it comes with some dangers.

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How to Use Steam's Remote Play Together Feature

Want to game with some friends, but they don't own the same titles? No problem, just use Remote Play Together!

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How to Safely Share Passwords With Friends and Family

You should never share your passwords. But if you must, here's how to share your passwords while keeping your accounts as secure as possible.

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