1.   Amazon reserves the right to do so, but will keep customer data private if the customer submits a request via e-mail.

2.   And so the federal government sued to try to stop the bankrupt e-tailer Toysmart.com from selling customer data that the company collected online.

3.   And X-Collaboration has taken measures so that only a few people inside the company have access to customer data.

4.   As a leader in the online marketplace, selling everything from books to washing machines, Amazon.com also has become known for its skills in mining customer data.

5.   As users click on various Web sites, businesses gain customer data that goes beyond current demographics of zip code, age, and gender.

6.   As they go under, many will be tempted to sell their customer data to help pay debts.

7.   As these numbers rise, e-commerce companies are gambling that they can maintain Web sites that protect customer data and ensure customer confidence.

8.   A financial Web site could use a service that would cause customer financial data to appear inside a full-featured spreadsheet program.

9.   Accompany shares customer data with suppliers.

10.   Although Congress is focusing primarily on the validity of information in the Whois database, registrars are pessimistic about the prospect of verifying customer data.