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§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2022

Anonymised respondent (neighbour)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties. thus, no breach of the data protection act has occurred. DPO, 29 September 2022.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2022-0098
Case reference
Decision No 98
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
29 September 2022
Respondent type
individual
Sector
residential
Violations
CCTV camera in communal area pointing at complainant's bedroom, balcony, living room and communal pathway without consent
Provisions cited
Data Protection Act (as applied by the DPO)
Outcome
enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties. Thus, no breach of the Data Protection Act has occurred
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 4e5717eca150f8dc…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant, who shares a two-floor split house with the respondent's family, alleged a camera in the communal area pointed at his bedroom, balcony, part of the living room and the shared pathway, was installed without consent, triggered a loud continuous sound and a blinding light, and stood about twelve feet from the bedroom. The Police found the contested camera had been lowered on its pole, the footage on the respondent's phone covered only the respondent's yard and ground floor, and a second report determined all the respondent's cameras were out of order with damaged and disconnected cables.

Orders and outcome

The Commissioner closed the enquiry to the satisfaction of all parties, finding that no breach of the Data Protection Act had occurred.

CCTV · COMMUNAL AREA · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (neighbour), Decision No 98, determination of 29 September 2022. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2022/decision-98-cctv-communal-area/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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