Anonymised respondent (sister-in-law)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 27 July 2024.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2024-0152
Case reference: Decision No 152
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 27 July 2024
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: CCTV cameras suspected of capturing images inside complainant's premises
Provisions cited: section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017
Outcome: enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 17 July 2026

Summary

The complainant stated that a sister-in-law had installed a camera that was suspected of capturing images inside the complainant's premises. The Police conducted a site visit and found that the cameras were capturing footage only within the respondent's yard and no images of the complainant's premises were being captured. The enquiry was closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017.

CCTV · FAMILY DISPUTE · PRIVACY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Decision No 152, determination of 27 July 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2024/decision-152-cctv-family-dispute/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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