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Posted: 2025-04-07 11:03:28 UTC

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This article contains some claims that are falsified. While not everything in the article is false, please proceed with extreme caution and verify any critical information independently.
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In 2015, a former Google employee, Sanmay Ved, accidentally purchased the Google domain for $12. Instead of exploiting this, he reported the error to Google and requested the reward be donated to the Art of Living India Foundation. Google doubled the donation, highlighting the value of integrity and giving back.
Accidental purchase of Google.com by Sanmay Ved
Ved's decision to report the error instead of exploiting it
Google's reward and Ved's request to donate it to charity
Google doubling the donation to the Art of Living India Foundation
The lesson of integrity and giving back
Accidental listing of Google's domain for sale
The temptation to exploit the ownership of Google.com
Deciding how to handle the situation after purchasing the domain