Anonymised respondent (brother/family member)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 4 October 2024.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2024-0183
Case reference: Decision No 183
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 4 October 2024
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: CCTV cameras installed by respondent (complainant's brother) on shared terrain to surveil complainant's private activities
Provisions cited: section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
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 f8b961a2e1b70531…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant, writing in Mauritian Creole, alleged that his brother had installed cameras on their shared plot to watch him, after having himself objected to the complainant's own security camera. A Police site visit found the respondent's cameras were not capturing images inside the complainant's premises and recorded no audio.

Orders and outcome

The Data Commissioner closed the enquiry to the satisfaction of all parties.

CCTV · FAMILY DISPUTE · RESIDENTIAL PRIVACY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (brother/family member), Decision No 183, determination of 4 October 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2024/decision-183-cctv-family-dispute/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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