Anonymised respondents (2, incl. ICT company)

Referred to police for prosecution (s.20). DPO, 24 October 2016.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2016-0035
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 24 October 2016
Respondent type: private
Sector: technology
Violations: unlawful data disclosure
Provisions cited: s.20 DPA 2004, s.29(1) DPA 2004
Outcome: referred to police for prosecution (s.20)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 11 July 2026

Summary

A customer's personal data held by an ICT-industry company was disclosed to another organisation. After a lengthy investigation, the Commissioner referred the matter to the police under section 20 in relation to a section 29(1) disclosure offence.

DISCLOSURE · POLICE-REFERRAL · TECHNOLOGY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondents (2, incl. ICT company), determination of 24 October 2016. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2016/decision-35-ict-company-disclosure-referral/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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