Outsourcing offshore

Outsourcing offshore

What risks, if any, does offshore outsourcing of various information system functions pose to satisfying the principles of confidentiality and privacy? What do you think an organization’s duty or responsibility to protect the privacy of its customers’ personal information should be? Explain.
Also, research and share at least one example of a company who has dealt with privacy issues when outsourcing a function.

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What risks, if any, does offshore outsourcing of various information system functions pose to satisfying the principles of confidentiality and privacy? What do you think an organisation’s duty or responsibility to protect the privacy of its customers’ personal information should be? Explain
Offshore outsourcing comes with its bag of advantages but also the risks associated with it can never be ignored altogether. Some of the dangers the risk associated with offshore outsourcing may include exposing of confidential data to third-party organizations, 

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