§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2016
Anonymised respondent
No offence found; enquiry closed. DPO, 20 January 2016.
The facts
Complainants alleged that the respondent placed CCTV cameras monitoring a common road used by the public. The Office opened an immediate enquiry, told the respondent that surveillance must capture images only within his premises, and verified on site visits that the cameras had been refocused within the respondent's premises and a warning sign displayed at the entrance. The complainants declared themselves satisfied.
Orders and outcome
No offence was found under the Data Protection Act.
Cite this decision
DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent, DPO/COMP/48, determination of 20 January 2016. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2016/decision-25-common-area-cctv/ (accessed 30 August 2026).
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