US federal court orders Perplexity to stop Comet AI browser from purchasing on Amazon
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A US federal court issued a temporary injunction requiring Perplexity to cease accessing password‑protected parts of Amazon’s systems — including Prime subscriber accounts — and to delete any copies of Amazon data, with the order paused for one week to allow an appeal.
Why it matters
The injunction prevents AI agents from performing transactions or interacting with logged‑in customer areas on Amazon without the platform’s authorization. Product and engineering teams that rely on automated browser agents must suspend or redesign features that use stored credentials or account sessions to transact.
Implications
- • Perplexity product and engineering teams must disable Comet’s checkout and logged‑in browsing capabilities and delete stored Amazon data to comply with the injunction or face court enforcement.
- • Perplexity legal team must file an appeal within the one‑week pause if it wants to prevent the injunction from taking effect after the pause expires.
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