Vistors entering the lobby at 437 Madison Avenue in New York City must state their names while being photographed. This policy began after Sept. 11 because the tenants wanted more security. (GARY FRIEDMAN / Los Angeles Times)
The delicate balance between privacy and security.
Ron Cadie, vice president at PelcoMatch, demonstrates the effectiveness of the company’s facial recognition system, which can store a database of the facial features of known criminals or terrorists. Cadie set off the alarm by passing a photo of Osama bin Laden through a test detector at Fresno Yosemite airport. (AL SEIB / Los Angeles Times)
Manuel Gonzalez of PelcoMatch watches computer images of airline passengers as they proceed past a face recognition camera at the Fresno airport. The camera shoots a digital image as airline passengers walk through metal detectors, sending the image to computers which scans the face with known criminals for a possible match. (GARY KAZANJIAN / For The Times)
