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Anonymised respondent (neighbour)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 under the data protection act (dpa). DPO, 28 September 2022.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2022-0097
Case reference
Decision No 97
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
28 September 2022
Respondent type
individual
Sector
residential
Violations
CCTV cameras facing directly towards complainant's house
Provisions cited
s.6 Data Protection Act
Outcome
enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 under the Data Protection Act (DPA)
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Record verified
17 July 2026

Summary

The complainant alleged that the respondent neighbour had installed CCTV cameras facing directly towards the complainant's house, leaving the complainant with no privacy. The Police conducted a site visit and found that the cameras were capturing footage of the respondent's entrance door, were not capturing images inside the complainant's premises, and had been installed to assist the Police in tracing wrongdoers. The enquiry was closed under section 6 of the Data Protection Act.

CCTV · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Decision No 97, determination of 28 September 2022. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2022/decision-97-cctv-neighbour-dispute/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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