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| Field | Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Statute citation | Miss. Code Ann. § 75-24-29 (Consumer Protection - Security Breach Notification) (amended |
| Individual notice timing | Not applicable - government agencies not covered Mississippi's breach notification law applies only to |
| Attorney general notice | No Mississippi does not require notification to the Attorney General or any state agency. 44 |
| Biometric data | No |
| Medical information | No |
| Government ID numbers | Not extracted |
| Paper records | No |
| Private right of action | No |
| Credit monitoring required | No |
| Breach definition (excerpt) | In Mississippi 'breach of security' means unauthorized acquisition of electronic files, media, databases or computerized data containing personal information of any resident of this state when access to the personal information has not been secured by encryption or by any other method or technology that renders the personal information unreadable or unusable. 1 |