Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online...

[rcjordan]

.....to sell 'hyper personalized' ads | TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/24/perplexity-ceo-says-its-browser-will-track-everything-users-do-online-to-sell-hyper-personalized-ads/


Perplexity will come to Moto phones after exec testified Google limited access - Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/04/perplexity-will-come-to-moto-phones-after-exec-testified-google-blocked-access/

[Brad]

That's bad.

[rcjordan]

>bad

...to worse

Perplexity partners with PayPal for in-chat AI shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/14/perplexity-partners-with-paypal-for-in-chat-ai-shopping.html?link_source=ta_bluesky_link

+
... to even worse

Venmo mentioned.  Venmo connects directly to your bank account --no credit card as intermediary. So no way to block/contest a charge. *Poof!* your money is gone.

[rcjordan]

ooo.. blackhat bigtech webdev seems to be en vogue lately

Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives

https://blog.cloudflare.com/perplexity-is-using-stealth-undeclared-crawlers-to-evade-website-no-crawl-directives/

[rcjordan]

Acckk!

AI start-up Perplexity makes $34.5bn bid for Google Chrome

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3dpr0kkyz4o