Anonymised respondent (individual)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 14 November 2024.

Record ID

mu-dpo-2024-0156

Case reference

Decision No 156

Jurisdiction

Mauritius

Regulator

DPO

Type

determination

Date decided

14 November 2024

Respondent type

individual

Sector

residential

Violations

camera pointing towards complainant's personal street, camera monitoring every action taking place within complainant's home

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 alleged that the respondent had installed a camera pointing towards the complainant's personal street that monitored every action within the complainant's home. A Police site visit found that the camera was pointed towards a common road and was not capturing any footage of the complainant's premises. The enquiry was closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017.

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