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German dispute on cold calls under e-privacy rules lands at EU's top court

( October 13, 2025, 09:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The EU’s top judges must decide whether unsolicited business-to-business cold calls violate the EU’s e-Privacy Directive. A German court has asked whether self-employed individuals are protected from such marketing calls under the EU rules. The referral stems from a dispute involving a company that was called without consent and charged for a paid directory listing.EU court reference decision attached. The case reference is C-528/25 Firmenauskunft PUR. ...

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