Law: Please note this State does not have a general privacy law in effect, you can visit USA State Law Tracker to monitor the progress of US State bills.

Regulator: The Mississippi Attorney General ('AG')

Summary: Mississippi does not have a comprehensive privacy law but attempts to introduce legislation relating to data privacy include Senate Bill 2080 for the Mississippi Consumer Data Privacy Act and House Bill 467 for an Act to create the Biometric Identifiers Privacy Act. Both failed to receive passage by the Mississippi State Legislature.

Mississippi recognizes all four torts of invasion of privacy (Candebat v. Flanagan, 487 So. 2d 207 (1986)). In addition, according to §75-24-29 of the Mississippi Code Annotated, a person who conducts business in Mississippi must notify affected individuals of a personal data breach, while under the Insurance Data Security Law there is a requirement for licensees to notify cybersecurity events to the Mississippi Insurance Commissioner.

Other Mississippi statutes prohibit identity theft and computer fraud and protect financial and health information.

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