April 2024 1. Governing Texts There is a growing awareness of the importance of data protection in Mauritius. This takes the form of training, interviews, and publications in the media by the Data Protection Office (the Office). Training is also conducted by the private sector. Compliance teams ensure that their organizations comply with the data protection legislation. The current Data Protection Act 2017 (the Act) is aligned with international standards, namely the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) (GDPR) and the Convention for Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108). However, there are certain instances in