“You understand and agree that Betterment will compare your identifying information with government-provided lists of suspected terrorists.”
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The clause is consequential because it discloses a mandatory screening practice in which users' identifying information is matched against government terrorist watchlists.
Users' identifying information will be checked by Betterment against government-provided lists of suspected terrorists.
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The clause is consequential because it discloses a mandatory screening practice in which users' identifying information is matched against government terrorist watchlists.
Users' identifying information will be checked by Betterment against government-provided lists of suspected terrorists.
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