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§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2023

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, 31 May 2023.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2023-0122
Case reference
Decision No 122
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
31 May 2023
Respondent type
individual
Sector
residential
Violations
CCTV cameras pointing towards complainant's house, specifically bathroom and laundry
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 85dc28e1e9ba44f6…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that CCTV cameras had been installed pointing at his house, specifically his bathroom and laundry. The Data Protection Office asked the Police to investigate and conduct a site visit. The Police reported one camera capturing the respondent's own yard and a second capturing a building the respondent owns, with no images captured inside the complainant's premises.

Orders and outcome

The Data Protection Commissioner decided that the enquiry had not disclosed the commission of an offence under the DPA and closed it to the satisfaction of all parties.

CCTV · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE · RESIDENTIAL

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (neighbour), Decision No 122, determination of 31 May 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2023/decision-122-cctv-neighbour-dispute/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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