Hey guys, I'm doing some investigation and I REALLY need to get hold of copies of the original images uploaded on James Alefantis Instagram. So far I've only been able to find screenshots that people took, but I need the actual jpeg's that he uploaded, lossless...
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FoxMcCloud11 ago
Exif data gets removed when uploading through instagram (at least according to a few google searches).
Run a search like this: https://www.google.com/search?q="jimmycomet"+"instagram"&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS696US696&hl=en-US&prmd=inv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwik-c658-_QAhVILSYKHVWCDowQ_AUIBygB&biw=414&bih=660
Then set the image dimensions in advanced search settings to the exact size (not sure what it is.. download a random pic from any instagram account to get them)
ThorTheWonderful ago
Most sites do. But that means the originals are uploaded to a private secure server first as the process takes place. If we can find said archive, somebody could hack it.
FoxMcCloud11 ago
That would entail hacking Facebook/Instagram.. and there CDN. I'd say near impossible. Images aren't just "uploaded" to services like these... it's a very complex process - based on security, availability, storage,etc.
Only way to get this data is to hack Alefantis iCloud or Google Photos account, media storage or his phone.
ThorTheWonderful ago
Everything has to cached on a server for these tasks or we would be able to upload pictures in the blink of eye.
But yes, cloud servers is where we have to look.
FoxMcCloud11 ago
Have at it: https://engineering.instagram.com/what-powers-instagram-hundreds-of-instances-dozens-of-technologies-adf2e22da2ad#.b2vpaxcbj
Way above my pay grade