US court orders Perplexity to stop Comet AI browser from making purchases on Amazon
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A US federal court in San Francisco ordered Perplexity AI to temporarily stop its Comet browser agent from accessing password-protected parts of Amazon's site and to delete copies of Amazon's data.
Why it matters
The order constrains AI agents' ability to perform authenticated, account-level transactions on third-party marketplaces without the marketplace's authorization, narrowing which agent features can function. Developers and platform operators will face increased legal uncertainty and may need explicit agreements or reengineered workflows before enabling account-based shopping features.
Implications
- • Perplexity AI's engineering teams must disable Comet's access to Amazon account features and delete any stored copies of Amazon data immediately.
- • Perplexity AI's legal team must file an appeal within one week to maintain the temporary pause on enforcement.
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