§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2019
Anonymised respondent
No offence found; enquiry closed. DPO, 6 May 2019.
The facts
The complainant said his neighbours installed CCTV with a direct view of his house and swimming pool. The respondent explained the cameras were for security given surrounding abandoned land and a rented bungalow, and a site visit, conducted from outside in the respondent's absence, found 4 cameras focused inside the premises and 1 outside the gate not capturing the neighbour's premises across the road.
Orders and outcome
No offence was found committed under the Data Protection Act and the enquiry was closed.
Cite this decision
DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent, determination of 6 May 2019. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2019/decision-54-cctv-use-no-offence/ (accessed 30 August 2026).
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