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Who's Really at the Keyboard? Ninth Circuit Opines on Agentic AI in E-Commerce
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Fusion42 · 23 August 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Ninth Circuit vacated an injunction against AI agent Perplexity's tool that accessed Amazon user accounts, holding that AI agents are tools not persons under CFAA and CDAFA, making legal claims against AI-driven account access more challenging for e-commerce platforms.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce, and 2 sources have reported it between 6 Aug 2026 and 12 Aug 2026.
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Your e-commerce platform can no longer rely on existing computer fraud laws to block AI agents operating through user devices. This forces you to tighten terms of use and invest in technical controls to limit AI-driven account access.
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2 sources · first reported 6 Aug 2026 · latest 12 Aug 2026
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