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Still doesn't make much sense. Everyone knows what Snapchat is - how are you grabbing the images?

We communicate with Snapchat's servers and pretend to be their mobile app. This gives us access to everything that you can do through the mobile app. For example, we can send messages, view (and save) messages, create new accounts...

If you really want to piss Snapchat off, turn this into a client that anyone can run.

Why do you think this is OK? Data mining and extraction are clearly a violation of their terms.

So you're just counting down the minutes until you get shut off, basically?

You realise there is a reason that there is no API, right? Nice job on violating Snapchat's terms.

A typical example of twisted IT ethics. Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD do something. It is like shoplifting; it isn't suddenly ok when there is no one to physically stop you.