Even in democratic societies, where basic human rights and freedoms are expected, biometric data is seen—at least by some people— as potentially dangerous. But today, in the Taliban-led Afghanistan, this technology is not just potentially harmful, it’s a real danger that many people have to live with. And with news of targeted executions by the Taliban, some people fear that this technology is already in the wrong hands—if it ever was in the right hands.
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Neuroscientists have long believed that it takes many years for a baby to develop the part of the brain responsible for the visual experience. Previous studies had shown that infants did have areas that respond to faces and scenes, but those regions were not yet highly selective.