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§ Tracker · Mauritius · DPO · 2023

Anonymised respondent (neighbour)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act (dpa). DPO, 21 June 2023.

Record ID
mu-dpo-2023-0172
Case reference
Decision No 172
Jurisdiction
Mauritius
Regulator
DPO
Type
determination
Date decided
21 June 2023
Respondent type
individual
Sector
residential
Violations
CCTV cameras with audio recording facing complainant's main entrance and capturing complainant's movements and family movements, alleged recording of conversations
Provisions cited
s.6 Data Protection Act (DPA)
Outcome
enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act (DPA)
Status
final
Source
Official document ↗
Source integrity
SHA-256 274378aa96a176af…
Record verified
30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that his neighbour's CCTV cameras had audio recording, faced his main entrance, and captured his family's movements and possibly conversations. A Police site visit found one camera not working and the other capturing only the respondent's own main entrance, with nothing captured outside the respondent's premises. The complainant objected to closure, saying the cameras had been manipulated for the inspection; the respondent was summoned to give a written statement with evidence, which again showed the cameras were not capturing inside the complainant's premises.

Orders and outcome

The Data Protection Commissioner closed the enquiry to the satisfaction of all parties under the DPA.

CCTV · AUDIO RECORDING · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE · RESIDENTIAL

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (neighbour), Decision No 172, determination of 21 June 2023. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2023/decision-172-cctv-audio-recording/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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