By Valerie Bauman Social Affairs Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:28 GMT, 11 January 2019 | Updated: 21:20 GMT, 12 January 2019
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Millennials are the generation most likely to violate Netflix's terms of service by logging in to use someone else's account, according to a new survey.
More than 18 percent of that generation uses someone else's login to stream Netflix, compared to Generation X (9 percent) and Baby Boomers (11 percent).
Overall, 15 percent of Americans 'mooch' off of someone else's Netflix account, according to the survey of 1,127 people, by CordCutting.com a blog focused on streaming content and technology.
The data comes as Netflix prepares to crackdown on illegal account sharing via new artificial intelligence software, which will be able to analyze which users are logged in and then flag shared accounts.
This chart illustrates what proportion of Millennials, Baby Boomers and Generation X stream each of the top three major video streaming services through another person's account
