§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2011
Anonymised respondent
Inadvertent disclosure found; consent reminder issued. DPO, 26 August 2011.
Summary
The respondent sent third parties' email addresses to unauthorised recipients. The Commissioner found the respondent unaware of the implications and without mala fides, and reminded him of the duty to obtain express consent under section 24.
Cite this decision
DPO (Mauritius), DPO/DEC/6, determination of 26 August 2011. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2011/decision-6-email-addresses-disclosure/ (accessed 22 July 2026).
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