Notice to members - Petition No 0725/2017 by Geoffrey Arnold (British) on video surveillance of public and private spaces by private individuals in the EU - PE 620.755v01-00 - Committee on Petitions
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European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Petitions 28.3.2018 NOTICE TO MEMBERS Subject:Petition No 0725/2017 by Geoffrey Arnold (British) on video surveillance of public and private spaces by private individuals in the EU 1. Summary of petition The petitioner asserts that there is a lack of clear and adequate EU legislation on the issue of video surveillance of public and private spaces by private individuals. He argues that such legislation should be adopted, in particular in order to allow owners to protect their property and other legitimate interests against crime. The petitioner references the Rynes case, in which a home owner`s video footage of perpetrators attacking his house was...