Perplexity AI is under investigation by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for potentially breaching AWS rules by ignoring the Robots Exclusion Protocol and scraping content from websites that attempted to block its access. This protocol, which is widely respected though not legally binding, was dismissed by Perplexity as it accessed data from multiple websites including Condé Nast properties through scraping practices. Companies affected have reported unauthorized crawling by an IP address linked to Perplexity, raising concerns about data use and adherence to AWS's terms of service. As a result, the integrity and legitimacy of the content used by Perplexity's AI search service are in question, reflecting poorly on their operations.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/aws-perplexity-bot-scraping-investigation/
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"linkid": "perplexity-ai",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2024",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"