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ARTICLE · 26 MARCH 2018

Mauritius Updates Its Data Protection Legislation To Be In Line With GDPR

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Personal data protection plays a central role in Mauritius' digital development. The need for data protection law is derived from thel principle that everyone has the right to the protection ...

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Melissa Virahsawmy-Naik
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Vishwanee Boodhonee-Aikat
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Personal data protection plays a central role in Mauritius' digital development. The need for data protection law is derived from thel principle that everyone has the right to the protection of their private life, of which personal data forms an integral part. The right to privacy is expressly provided in Sections 3 and 9 of the Constitution of Mauritius and Article 22 of the Mauritian Civil Code. In 2004, Mauritius enacted the Data Protection Act 2004, which provided for the protection of the privacy rights of individuals in view of the developments in the techniques used to capture, transmit, manipulate, record or store data relating to individuals.

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