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Maria Luisa Tan, a private individual, discovers that a private online reputation service, ReputeGuard, maintains a 2010 disciplinary action entry against her in a professional-licensing context. The entry was the subject of a court disposition in 2013 that dismissed the action and expunged the record, but ReputeGuard continues to disseminate the entry to potential employers and licensing authorities. She files a petition for habeas data under A.M. No. 08-1-16-SC. ReputeGuard moves to dismiss, arguing that habeas data applies only to public records. In light of habeas data principles, discuss: (a) whether habeas data is applicable to private data controllers and the proper remedy under A.M. No. 08-1-16-SC; (b) the scope of relief, including the effect on third-party recipients and any notice or restraints on further use; (c) the role of the Data Privacy Act in relation to habeas data and any potential conflicts or limitations.

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The court cannot issue any relief against private entities unless the data pertains to a government contract; otherwise, habeas data is not available. A habeas data order may only prevent further dissemination by the data controller but cannot compel correction or deletion of existing records. Habeas data extends to private data controllers; the proper remedy includes correction or deletion of the item in the controller’s records, an injunction prohibiting further dissemination, and an order directing notice to and restraint on third‑party recipients; the Data Privacy Act complements habeas data, and constitutional privacy protections take precedence where applicable. If habeas data is applicable to a private controller, the remedy is limited to deleting the data from the controller's own system, with no authorized notice to third parties.

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