If the cloud hosting tampers with the metadata, or re-compresses the image, changes formats, "optimizes" it, then it's been tampered with, period.

This is the type of argument made by someone who has a vested interest in tampering with evidence. Of course it's fragile. That's the point.

Hmm, do you think maybe it was a mistake to plant all those eucalyptus trees beside the power lines? XD

If you type it in as "38C to F" (without the quotes) it will invoke Google Calc and give you an actual conversion interface in the summary field instead. This can also be used for arbitrary unit conversions of just about anything, even when including real math steps in the equation. It's very useful.

It's nothing new. Apple has been doing this to our gradeschools since the 80's. When you have any organization that's severely underfunded for a long amount of time, its key participants become increasingly susceptible to bribery.

It's not as though giving them Windows laptops, Chromebooks, or even Texas Instruments graphing calculators has a fundamentally different effect in that regard. Any company allowed to do this is effectively buying the next generation of consumers at a bargain price. That's why it shouldn't be allowed at all.

You're right, this was a completely obvious outcome, and I expect it is being used against me too. My enemies are already stalking me through my ISP, bank, credit card companies, shipping companies, cellphone carrier, insurance provider, and various online video game service accounts, (not to mention this website in particular) and even surveiling my house directly, so I didn't bother ranting about it at length. For me the battle is already lost; the criminals have already broken the circle of trust. The enemy isn't just at the gates, it's inside them.

But now what can we do?

It's only been 3 days. Give it some time.

"We'd like to point out how very dangerous our new software is, but only dangerous enough to justify giving us more money, and absolutely not dangerous enough to justify making us stop, we just want to be clear about that."

I warned you all not to do this. These things are dangerous and unpredictable in a way that can't ever be completely mitigated.

Well, he may or may not be facilitating terrorism, but he's definitely facilitating SPAM.

Could some of them been these?

Guys? Any chance this was related to this?

Google's AI says yes.

I'm concerned that point has already been achieved and this verification system is going to be insufficient.

I also used to use HP printers because they were drama-free on Linux. I switched to a Brother printer, which has a neat "HP Emulation Mode" setting. I didn't even have to change drivers.