§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2020
Anonymised respondent (a company)
No breach of the dpa has been established and the enquiry is thus closed. DPO, 25 February 2020.
Summary
The complainant, a former employee, alleged that the respondent company's IT officer had searched a company-assigned laptop and accessed confidential personal information in breach of the Data Protection Act. The respondent stated that the laptop belonged to the company, was intended for professional use only, and should not have contained personal information. After the DPO requested the complainant's views on the respondent's statement, no reply was received. The enquiry was closed with no breach established.
Cite this decision
DPO (Mauritius), Decision No 66, determination of 25 February 2020. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2020/decision-66-employment-laptop-access/ (accessed 22 July 2026).
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