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by rosnd 1274 days ago
I mean, various laws covering unauthorized access to computer systems seem like they would be directly applicable here.

https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/computer-misuse-act

>There must be knowledge that the intended access was unauthorised; and

Check? If not currently, Netflix could trivially ensure that this is the case by just adding a banner on the login page.

>There must have been an intention to secure access to any program or data held in a computer.

Check.