Anonymised respondent (neighbour)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act (dpa). DPO, 8 May 2024.

Record ID

mu-dpo-2024-0164

Case reference

Decision No 164

Jurisdiction

Mauritius

Regulator

DPO

Type

determination

Date decided

8 May 2024

Respondent type

individual

Sector

residential

Violations

Respondent's camera capturing movements of complainant's daily life and family, respondent refused to remove camera despite police request

Provisions cited

section 6 of the 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 f903fa8a9f8fecaf…

Record verified

30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged the respondent's camera captured his and his family's daily movements, and that the respondents had refused an earlier police request to remove it. A police site visit found the cameras were capturing images inside the respondent's own premises and yard.

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 · RESIDENTIAL PRIVACY

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