Uh, the article disagrees. > In a statement to WIRED, a Facebook spokesperson said the photo test is intended to “help us catch suspicious activity at various

Uh, the article disagrees. > In a statement to WIRED, a Facebook spokesperson said the photo test is intended to “help us catch suspicious activity at various points of interaction on the site, including creating an account, sending Friend requests, setting up ads payments, and creating or editing ads.” They're basically training people to provide PII/biometrics on-demand as the price of using their service.