Anonymised respondent (company)

No breach established. DPO, 1 February 2013.

Record ID

mu-dpo-2013-0032

Jurisdiction

Mauritius

Regulator

DPO

Type

determination

Date decided

1 February 2013

Respondent type

private

Sector

employment

Violations

unlawful processing of biometric data (alleged)

Provisions cited

DPA 2004

Outcome

no breach established

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Record verified

11 July 2026

Summary

A complaint alleged 'illegal appropriation of fingerprints' by a company, with an associated dispute over access to premises reported to police. No breach of the Data Protection Act could be established.

BIOMETRICS · FINGERPRINT · EMPLOYMENT

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