Anonymised respondent (neighbour)

No breach of the data protection act, based on enquiry above, has been found committed. DPO, 4 June 2021.

Record ID

mu-dpo-2021-0073

Case reference

Decision No 73

Jurisdiction

Mauritius

Regulator

DPO

Type

determination

Date decided

4 June 2021

Respondent type

individual

Sector

residential

Violations

CCTV camera installed near boundary wall potentially enabling surveillance of complainant's home, two cameras capturing images of other individuals' houses

Provisions cited

Data Protection Act (as applied by the DPO)

Outcome

no breach of the Data Protection Act, based on enquiry above, has been found committed

Status

final

Source

Official document ↗

Source integrity

SHA-256 9ffec63b2349454a…

Record verified

30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that his neighbour installed a CCTV camera near the boundary wall separating their premises, from which the respondent could spy on him and deprive him of privacy in his own house. The office conducted a balancing exercise between the data subject's rights and the camera operator's legitimate interests, and observed from the outset of the enquiry that the cameras were not capturing the complainant's premises.

Orders and outcome

The Data Protection Commissioner found no breach of the Data Protection Act committed.

CCTV · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE · RESIDENTIAL PRIVACY · BALANCING EXERCISE

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• 12 April 2024 · the enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 31 January 2024 · the enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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• 5 June 2024 · the enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 7 June 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 13 May 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 10 May 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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• 10 May 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 10 May 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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• 24 March 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 19 March 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 3 November 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
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• 29 April 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 7 June 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 29 April 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 25 June 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 8 May 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 29 April 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 25 June 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 22 July 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 29 April 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 21 August 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 29 April 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 14 October 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 13 November 2024 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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• 11 June 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 29 May 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 10 July 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 31 July 2025 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
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• 28 September 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 under the Data Protection Act (DPA)
• 29 March 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 10 March 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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• 25 October 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 25 October 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 19 October 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
• 19 October 2022 · enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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