# Sharing library with a stranger

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-library-with-a-stranger/909128>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [March 17, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-library-with-a-stranger/909128 "2025-03-17T00:52:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![strong908](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@strong908](https://forums.plex.tv/u/strong908)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-library-with-a-stranger/909128/1 "2025-03-17T00:52:19Z")

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If I share my movie library with someone I just met , do I have to worry they my be able to access/ hack my computer easier?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2025, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-library-with-a-stranger/909128/2 "2025-03-17T08:48:57Z")

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Don’t do it.  
Plex is for sharing media with friends and family. Not with random strangers you never met.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/sharing-library-with-a-stranger/909128/3 "2025-06-15T08:49:26Z")

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