Anonymised respondent (individual occupying first floor)

Enquiry is closed to the satisfaction of all parties. thus, no breach of the data protection act has occurred.. DPO, 27 June 2025.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2025-0192
Case reference: Decision No 192
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 27 June 2025
Respondent type: individual
Sector: residential
Violations: installation of CCTV cameras all around the ground floor of shared residence, complainant sought removal of cameras
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 a breach of confidentiality and privacy at the shared residence due to CCTV cameras installed all around the ground floor by the respondent occupying the first floor. A Police site visit found that the cameras were installed in the open garage for security of vehicles and were not capturing any images towards the complainant's premises. The enquiry was closed with a finding that no breach of the Data Protection Act had occurred.

CCTV · SHARED RESIDENCE · PRIVACY

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Decision No 192, determination of 27 June 2025. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2025/decision-192-cctv-shared-residence/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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