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Google seems neither to be confirming nor denying that it is the source of the anonymous document, buy cheap prozac. Theoretically, it could be a third party trying to embarrass Google. And Google isn't currently competing for the Paypal market in Australia. But it does make you wonder if Google is venturing a bit beyond its "You can make money without doing evil" philosophy.

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