My roommate and I have been living together for two years and I just discovered they've been using our shared WiFi to download massive amounts of content that could get us both in legal trouble. When I confronted them, they said everyone does it and I'm being paranoid, but I'm genuinely scared about the legal risks and I don't think they understand what this could mean for both of us.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people sharing digital infrastructure are discovering they have fundamentally different assessments of risk and responsibility in online spaces, with real material consequences for both.
“Where Are You with Digital Life & Online Privacy?”
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