Private Security Just recently, in Hungary, a law was passed that made taking pictures in public without all subjects' permission was now illegal. Like in the United States, photographers were allowed to blur out people's photos previously. Yet, there was a freedom to take pictures of public spaces and the streets, potentially capturing police or private security actions in the progress, as has been seen all over the world with the explosion of social media.

The idea behind the ban is to protect the privacy of the citizens of Hungary. This is a perfectly valid point, as privacy needs to be ensured to citizens in such a potentially dangerous digital age, where anything can be leaked online. Essentially, the ban protects the citizens' rights to privacy (Cade, 2014). It is meant to ensure that no personal damages are caused because of personal filming.

However, there is also a darker side to this law that may make the previous point not worth the potential risk. In this, the counterpoint...

According to the report, "in Hungary reporters already have to blur out police men's faces when they take their picture, something that many hoped this law would remedy by identifying police as 'public actors.' Instead, the law makes it much easier for police and private security to keep photojournalists and even members of the public from documenting their actions" (Cade, 2014). This is a cause of concern for some social activists, and the world will just have to watch and see how it affects the reputation of private security in Hungary. This only augments the "stumbling block, at least perceptually, [that] is public law enforcement's attitude of superiority" (Private Security 272). Private law enforcement is supposed to provide a moral service for the community (Private Security 276). If private officers are conducting actions they would not be ashamed of to admit to, there are questions…