Summary
Amazon.com Services LLC sued Perplexity AI, Inc., alleging that Perplexity's AI agent Comet accessed users' password-protected Amazon accounts without authorization to browse products, place orders, and obtain private information, violating Amazon's terms of service.[1][2][3][7] The case invokes the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and California's Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act (CDAFA); on March 9, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (NDCA) granted Amazon's preliminary injunction motion, but issued an administrative stay on March 30 pending Ninth Circuit appeal.[1][2][3] The ruling, now under appeal with amicus briefs from ACLU and others supporting Perplexity, tests whether platform rules override user consent for AI agent ac
Case details
- Court
- NDCA
- Docket number
- 3:25-cv-09514
- Filed
- Nov 4, 2025
- Status
- Active
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