Parlt passes bill on requiring festival-goers to hand over ID data

Organisers of major musical festivals will be obliged in future to collect and keep personal data of participants under a law passed by parliament on Friday. The purpose of the law, sponsored by the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance and adopted with 128 votes for, 48 against and 9 abstentions, is to enhance crime prevention, with special regard to terrorist activities. The law stipulates that organisers should in future capture the names, nationality, date and time of birth, sex, the country issuing the identification, as well as the photo of those buying tickets for musical events attended by over 25,000 people.