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 ↗
Record verified: 17 July 2026

Summary

The complainant alleged that the respondent's security camera was fixed on the respondent's house and pointed at the complainant's property. A Police site visit found the camera facing the respondent's premises and part of the public road, and confirmed it was not capturing images at the complainant's premises. The enquiry was closed with a finding that no breach of the Data Protection Act had occurred.

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Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), 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 22 July 2026).

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