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 ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 85c1dcfe859bdb05…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged her sister-in-law had installed a camera she believed was capturing images inside her premises. The Police site visit found the respondent's cameras captured footage only within the respondent's own yard.

Orders and outcome

The Data Protection Commissioner closed the enquiry to the satisfaction of all parties under the enquiry provisions of the Data Protection Act 2017.

CCTV · FAMILY DISPUTE · PRIVACY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (sister-in-law), 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 23 October 2026).

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