US · 4 August 2026
Appeals Court Agrees with EFF that Building a Web Browser Doesn’t Violate the CFAA
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with EFF that building a web browser does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The decision follows a lawsuit where Amazon sued Perplexity AI to try to shut down its Comet browser. The court endorsed a commonsense technical interpretation of the CFAA, noting the law is not usually given to such interpretation.
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Background: AI in Courts and Sentencing