[spayu61]

That’s not a captcha, that’s used when you’re locked out of your account and they need to verify if it’s you. Like when they ask for your ID card.

I assume this only happens if you’ve uploaded pictures of yourself in the past, so they can compare them.

[_jal]

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.

[sliken]

Sounds pretty weird. So if I want to steal someones account I just either A) take a picture of them or B) download a picture of their face from facebook? What's the point exactly?

Seems as silly as uploading your nekid pics so facebook can prevent them from being distributed. If they really wanted to protect you they would just let you download an app that could analyze the files and upload just enough to detect similar video/pictures.

What has facebook done in the past to earn such trust? Seems just the opposite. Isn't it crazy to assume facebook will keep anything you upload secure?