"Amazon has provided strong evidence that Perplexity, through its Comet browser, accesses with the Amazon user's permission but without authorization by Amazon, the user's password-protected account. The preliminary injunction will prevent Perplexity's unauthorized access to the Amazon store and is an important step in maintaining a trusted shopping experience for Amazon customers."
"Amazon sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity over the AI company's shopping bots in November. According to Amazon, use of the Comet agent to make purchases is a violation of its terms of service. Perplexity will continue to fight for the right of internet users to choose whatever AI they want."
A San Francisco federal court has ruled that Perplexity must cease using its Comet web browser's AI agent to make purchases on Amazon's marketplace. The court determined that while Perplexity accessed Amazon accounts with user permission, it lacked authorization from Amazon itself. Perplexity has one week to appeal the decision or must stop accessing password-protected areas of Amazon's systems and destroy its copies of Amazon data. Amazon initiated the legal action in November with a cease-and-desist letter, arguing the shopping bot violates its terms of service. Perplexity maintains it is fighting for users' rights to choose their preferred AI tools.
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