The article already addresses that concern: > You might suspect this is actually a clumsy attempt on Facebook’s part to get people to change their settings fro

The article already addresses that concern: > You might suspect this is actually a clumsy attempt on Facebook’s part to get people to change their settings from “friends” to “public.” But it isn’t, at least for now: A Facebook spokesman told me the only people seeing the pop-up box in the current test are those who are already posting publicly on Facebook. From Facebook’s perspective, then, this feature can only lead to one thing: Fewer people sharing publicly.