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§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2016

Anonymised respondent (company)

Enquiry closed for complainant non-response. DPO, 7 October 2016.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2016-0033
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
7 October 2016
Respondent type
private
Sector
employment
Violations
unlawful processing of biometric data (alleged)
Provisions cited
DPA 2004
Outcome
enquiry closed for complainant non-response
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 5efc0dc40aa86a84…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that a company processed employees' biometric fingerprint data without explanation or consent, used it against the employees, and was not on the official list of registered data controllers. The Office directed the respondent to fingerprint only consenting employees and provide an alternative method for others. The respondent stated that all employees had consented in writing to the fingerprint attendance system introduced with its ERP system, that staff and unions had been informed, and that an alternative method would be provided for anyone unwilling to continue.

Orders and outcome

The enquiry was closed after the complainant failed to respond to three letters seeking his views, the Office noting that the measures in place were to its satisfaction.

BIOMETRICS · CLOSED-NONCOOPERATION

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (company), determination of 7 October 2016. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2016/decision-33-biometric-nonresponse-closure/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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