Question

Which situation is a drawback of e-commerce?

A.

losing private and confidential customer data to hackers

B.

the need to offer heavy discounts

C.

no sales staff

D.

theft of credit cards

Answer 1

The situation D is a drawback of E-Commerce, i-e, Theft of credit card.

E commerce is simply conducting business electronically. When business is conducted electronically over internet through a site which is depicting a store or an outlet, there are many disadvantages associated with it along with numerous advantages. These disadvantages may include the lack of personal touch, delay in providing the goods or services, etc. But the biggest and the main disadvantage of E commerce is Security. People purchase products over internet through their credit cards. They give their personal information to that site. This is very sensitive information, and there are many sites now a days that are totally scams, fake and are indulged in the fraudulent activities. They may take the customers' information and can use their details somewhere else. So this is the biggest theft for conducting business electronically.

Answer 2

Hi,

The correct answer option is (A).

Step-by-step explanation

E-commerce is the process of selling goods and services online. The core disadvantages of an e-commerce business are losing the direct touch with physical customers, delaying of goods or services delivery and limiting nature of some goods that cannot be sold online. When hacker access customer information, they can use it to blackmail clients and cause loss of goods and money.

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