Security News > 2020 > May > How bots impact retail and e-commerce

Akamai CTO Patrick Sullivan explains how bots affect pricing and availability for various retail items.

Dan Patterson, a Senior Producer for CBS News and CNET, interviewed Patrick Sullivan, Akamai CTO, Security Strategy, about the ways bots are used in e-commerce and retail.

I really want some specifics on this so we can understand how bots impact the retail world.

It does really give, particularly a small commerce site, some things to think about, as larger sites will manipulate their pricing at a greater frequency and undercut their pricing.

I have one last question, and that's just as a consumer, if I'm on social media and I'm concerned about political bots, or if I'm buying an airplane ticket, I'm going to a concert, and I'm concerned, but if I'm concerned that bots may have manipulated the prices, what can I do? How can I identify bot activity, and then what can I do about it?

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-bots-impact-retail-and-e-commerce/#ftag=RSS56d97e7