A method, system and program for maintaining confidentiality of personal
information during E-commerce transactions. The method, means and program
function include: (1) compiling a profile of personal information within
a depository for at least the buying party to an E-commerce transaction;
(2) providing the buying party with a unique identifier linked to his
profile for use during subsequent E-commerce transactions; and (3) in
response to the buying party providing the identifier to a merchant,
completing the E-commerce transaction at the depository without providing
any of the buyer's personal information to the merchant.