2 Miss. Senators Pitch Comprehensive Privacy Bills
Two broad data privacy bills surfaced in the Mississippi Senate this week. Sen. Bart Williams (R) introduced SB-2500, while Sen. Angela Turner-Ford (D) proposed SB-2779, a much shorter measure, in the Republican-controlled legislature.
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Similar to laws in states like Virginia, SB-2500 would apply to entities doing business in the state that control or process personal data of at least 100,000 consumers, or of at least 25,000 consumers, while deriving more than 50% of gross revenue from selling personal data. It would include rights to access, delete, obtain and port consumer-provided information and to opt out of selling personal data. It would give the attorney general exclusive enforcement authority and include a 90-day right to cure. The bill lacks a private right of action.
The Democratic bill would apply to businesses that satisfy at least one of three thresholds: (1) has at least $10 million in annual gross revenue; (2) annually handles data of at least 50,000 consumers, households or devices; or (3) derives 50% or more of its annual revenue from selling consumer data. A consumer would have the right to access information about collected data, including categories of third parties with whom it’s been shared, and to delete the information. Also, a consumer could opt out of selling information.
SB-2779 would authorize AG enforcement and include a private cause of action in the case of a data breach. It would provide a 30-day right to cure. Also, the bill would require an AG rulemaking.