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Automated purchasing bots, also known as “sneaker bots,” “click bots,” “Instacart bots,” and other names, are ruining the online shopping and gig economy experience for both consumers and workers.

For the past few years, sneaker bots have really soured the sneaker game for heads who simply want a personal pair of grails to rock on their toe. It seems like Nike has finally heard our cries and ...

FARGO — Buying sneakers isn’t what it used to be. The days of visiting a shoe store the day of a long-awaited release, waiting in line to grab the right size and interacting with a salesperson are ...

A new raffle event is hoping to remove one of the biggest plagues of the sneaker market: sneaker bot activity. On Thursday July 2, Klarna and Highsnobiety will partner on a sneaker drop that utilizes ...

With the "Space Jam" Air Jordan XIs re-releasing this month, there’s been a lot of nostalgia for 2009. Not only is it the last time that particular Jordan dropped, it was also arguably the year that ...

Sneaker bots are controversial software programs that nab hyped pairs in seconds. Retailers and footwear makers like Nike and Foot Locker are fighting against the disruptive tech. Despite the pushback ...

Jason Kent, hacker-in-residence at Cequence Security, discusses fake online accounts, and the fraud they carry out on a daily basis. Recently, one of my friends from my submarine days sent me a friend ...

Sneaker bots are scooping up the new Yeezy “Ash Blue” and “Quantum” shoes to resell at a huge markup. Shopping bots are likely to make it tough for everyday sneakerheads to get their hands on a pair ...

Around the time that dedicated collectors started pitching tents outside sneakers stores, winding so far down the block that police sometimes felt it necessary to shut the whole thing down, sneakers ...

*All sports fanatics have set their eyes on one or another limited edition sneaker, and when it finally becomes available in an online store, either the web crashes or it gets sold out in a matter of ...

Around the time that dedicated collectors started pitching tents outside sneakers stores, winding so far down the block that police sometimes felt it necessary to shut the whole thing down, sneakers ...