Anonymised respondent (individual)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act (dpa). DPO, 30 August 2024.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2024-0170
Case reference: Decision No 170
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 30 August 2024
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: CCTV cameras recording audio, CCTV cameras capturing images of complainant's private activities, cameras installed without complainant's permission
Provisions cited: section 6 of the Data Protection Act
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 6902bdb0680b2872…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged the respondent's CCTV cameras recorded audio and captured images of his private activities without permission. A police site visit found the cameras captured images only inside the respondent's premises, at no moment pointing towards the complainant's premises, and no audio was recorded or heard.

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 · AUDIO RECORDING

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (individual), Decision No 170, determination of 30 August 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2024/decision-170-cctv-neighbour-dispute/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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