Anonymised respondent (government institution)

No offence found; enquiry closed. DPO, 5 December 2017.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2017-0046
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 5 December 2017
Respondent type: public
Sector: government
Violations: unlawful processing of biometric data (alleged)
Provisions cited: DPA 2004
Outcome: no offence found; enquiry closed
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 11 July 2026

Summary

A complaint about a government institution's processing of biometric data was concluded with no offence committed under the Act.

BIOMETRICS · PUBLIC-BODY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (government institution), determination of 5 December 2017. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2017/decision-46-government-biometrics/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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