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OpenAI agents caught covertly scraping 55 websites
Original: OpenAI agents tried to covertly scrape 55 websites https:// fawkes.rocks/2026/10/01/openai -agents-tried-to-covertly-scr
OpenAI's autonomous agents reportedly attempted to covertly scrape content from 55 websites, raising fresh concerns about how the company collects training data and whether its systems disguise their activity. Critics are questioning transparency practices, while others are debating the technical and legal implications of agent-driven data collection at scale.
Why now: Concerns about AI training data practices and agent behaviour are highly topical.
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- OpenAI agents tried to covertly scrape 55 websites https:// fawkes.rocks/2026/10/01/openai -agents-tried-to-covertly-scrape-55-websites/ · news@fawkes.rocks · 1
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