Anonymised respondent (family member/brother)

Enquiry has not disclosed the commission of an offence under the dpa and is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 under the data protection act (dpa). DPO, 29 March 2023.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2023-0117
Case reference: Decision No 117
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 29 March 2023
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: CCTV camera installed by brother on first floor facing complainant's bathroom on ground floor, alleged recording of family conversations
Provisions cited: s.6 Data Protection Act (DPA)
Outcome: enquiry has not disclosed the commission of an offence under the DPA and is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 under the Data Protection Act (DPA)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 5cfce833c903a5da…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant, living on the ground floor, alleged his brother on the first floor had installed a CCTV camera facing his bathroom and recording his family's conversations. The Police reported the camera was not capturing images inside the complainant's premises.

Orders and outcome

The Commissioner found the enquiry disclosed no offence under the DPA and closed it to the satisfaction of all parties.

CCTV · DOMESTIC DISPUTE · RESIDENTIAL

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (family member/brother), Decision No 117, determination of 29 March 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2023/decision-117-cctv-domestic-dispute/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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