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Anonymised respondent (neighbour)

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, 26 May 2023.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2023-0121
Case reference
Decision No 121
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
26 May 2023
Respondent type
individual
Sector
residential
Violations
bullet-type cameras directed towards complainant's house and private road, six cameras on boundary wall capable of capturing passers-by and vehicles, monitoring of complainant's movements when leaving and entering house
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 ↗
Record verified
17 July 2026

Summary

The complainant alleged that a neighbour had installed bullet-type cameras directed towards the complainant's house and private road, and six cameras on a boundary wall capable of capturing passers-by and vehicles. A Police site visit was conducted and the Police reported that the cameras were no longer facing towards the road or the complainant's premises. The enquiry was closed accordingly.

CCTV · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE · RESIDENTIAL · PUBLIC ROAD

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Decision No 121, determination of 26 May 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2023/decision-121-cctv-neighbour-dispute/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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