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title: "Ninth Circuit Rules AI Agents Act on Behalf of Users, Not Developers"
date: 2026-09-14
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description: "When an autonomous AI agent accesses a password-protected website, who actually does the accessing? According to the federal Ninth Circuit Court of ..."
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# Ninth Circuit Rules AI Agents Act on Behalf of Users, Not Developers

When an autonomous AI agent accesses a password-protected website, who actually does the accessing? According to the federal Ninth Circuit Court of ...

*Published: 2026-09-14*