Link to: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/04/perplexitys-incognito-mode-is-a-sham-lawsuit-says/
Class Action Lawsuit Says Perplexity’s ‘Incognito Mode’ Is a ‘Sham’
Ashley Belanger, reporting for Ars Technica:
Using developer tools, the lawsuit found that opening prompts are
always shared, as are any follow-up questions the search engine
asks that a user clicks on. Privacy concerns are seemingly worse
Google, Meta, and Perplexity accused of sharing millions of chats to increase ad revenue.
In a debate likely to get louder as AI agent usage grows, some people say Perplexity crawling blocked websites isn't a simple…
The allegations are the latest to accuse Perplexity of improper web crawling.
Amazon wants Perplexity to prevent its users from using its AI browser called Comet to make purchases on their behalf.
Scraper accused of stealing Reddit content "shocked" by lawsuit.
A privacy nonprofit says online platforms are using ‘manipulative’ design tricks to make opting out of data sharing harder than…
