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[[California]]'s "Shine the Light" law (CA Civil Code § 1798.83<ref name=cacode>[http://law.justia.com/california/codes/2009/civ/1798.80-1798.84.html CA Civil Code § 1798.83]. Retrieved on 2011-03-01.</ref>) is a [[privacy]] law passed by the [[California_State_Legislature|California State Legislature]] in 2003. It became an active part of the [[California_Civil_Code|California Civil Code]] on January 1, 2005. It is considered one of the first attempts by a [[State_legislature_(United_States)|state legislature]] in the [[United States]] to address the practice of sharing customers' [[Personal_information|personal information]] for marketing purposes, also known as "list brokerage."<ref name=epic>Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC). [http://epic.org/privacy/profiling/sb27.html "California S.B. 27, 'Shine the Light" Law.']</ref> The law requires companies to disclose how customers' personal information is used unless they enable customers to opt out of information sharing altogether.<br />
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