Anonymised respondent (individual)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties. thus, no breach of the data protection act has occurred.. DPO, 13 January 2025.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2025-0185
Case reference: Decision No 185
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 13 January 2025
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: security camera pointed at and watching complainant's property
Provisions cited: Data Protection Act (as applied by the DPO)
Outcome: enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties. Thus, no breach of the Data Protection Act has occurred.
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 425162f6e78d7ed2…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that a neighbour's security camera was pointed at and always watching his property. On a Police site visit the respondent voluntarily showed the footage, and the camera was found to face his own premises and part of the public road, not capturing images at the complainant's premises.

Orders and outcome

The Data Commissioner closed the enquiry to the satisfaction of all parties, finding that no breach of the Data Protection Act had occurred.

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Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (individual), Decision No 185, determination of 13 January 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2025/decision-185-cctv-neighbour-dispute/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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