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Show HN: FaceGrab – Create image-set for computer vision with FB profile images

2 pointsby aaggarwalalmost 10 years ago

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aaggarwalalmost 10 years ago
Hi, FaceGrab lets you bulk download anyone&#x27;s Facebook full-size profile image from their username or userid without any need for login. It uses Facebook&#x27;s Graph search.<p>This project was a code sprint. I started it when I needed an image set for a machine learning problem. I came across a Facebook graph feature which returns full-size profile images. I thought I could use this feature to programmatically generate a data-set of actual images. I consulted Facebook about the use of this feature as bug, they responded that the profile pictures are public and its not their responsibility.<p>So, I created this to generate a data-set of Facebook profile images. I think it could be useful for anyone requiring a big image data-set for computer vision problems involving image processing or machine learning applications, or maybe more. Any comments are welcome and feedback is much appreciated.