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Umair I.
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Why is it so hard to give sharepoint access to staff outside the company

I use my site to collaborate with business partners outside my organization and it is always a pain to share access to files with them
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Siva Sankar C.
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Outside sharing has a risk of leakage oof data, and thus firms limit it to avoid leakage of sensitive information.
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DANIEL H.
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This is because of security concerns, authentication, compliance, costs, and technical integration. Microsoft also has to ensure data protection, user identity verification, and be compliant with regulations
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