Anonymised respondent (neighbour living opposite)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 31 December 2024.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2024-0159
Case reference: Decision No 159
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 31 December 2024
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: CCTV camera facing directly at complainant's gate entry, yard, house, and rooftop
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 8f92ce723e73c554…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that the CCTV camera of the neighbour living opposite faced her gate, yard, house and rooftop rather than his own property. A police site visit found the cameras were not capturing images towards the complainant's premises.

Orders and outcome

The Data Protection Commissioner closed the enquiry to the satisfaction of all parties under the closure provision of the Data Protection Act.

CCTV · NEIGHBOUR DISPUTE

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (neighbour living opposite), Decision No 159, determination of 31 December 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2024/decision-159-cctv-neighbour-dispute/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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