Is Outsourced Data More Secure?

The CPA Journal 80(1): 56-59 (2010)

15 Pages Posted: 5 Nov 2016

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Renu Desai

Florida International University

Robert W. McGee

Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

There has been considerable debate over whether companies can ensure data security and privacy when they outsource services to offshore providers. U.S. laws that protect information and safeguard privacy do not have extraterritorial jurisdiction, which means that, as offshoring proliferates, U.S. corporations are becoming increasingly dependent on foreign laws to protect their interests. The outsourcing and offshoring of financial and professional services have raised ethical questions regarding integrity, objectivity, disclosure, and client confidentiality. This article, first published in The CPA Journal in 2010, discusses these issues.

Keywords: outsourcing, accounting, ethics

JEL Classification: D63, F1, F16, F6, M4

Suggested Citation

Desai, Renu and McGee, Robert W., Is Outsourced Data More Secure? (2010). The CPA Journal 80(1): 56-59 (2010), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2858460

Renu Desai

Florida International University ( email )

University Park
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
United States

Robert W. McGee (Contact Author)

Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting ( email )

Fayetteville, NC 28301
United States

HOME PAGE: http://robertwmcgee.com

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