Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-000522/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Ioan-Rareş Bogdan (PPE)
Citizens from several EU Member States in eastern Europe have complained about telephone sales of consumer goods by companies which do not have permission to use personal data such as one’s telephone number, age, consumption habits and home address.
Many of them are pensioners but it is sometimes their grandchildren who answer the phone and then order a variety of products as they lack the judgement needed to take purchasing decisions.
There is information to show that companies exist which purchase the databases used for direct marketing from other companies that are going bankrupt. While on the face of it this is legal, it is questionable in terms of whether there is willing agreement to transfer the personal data.
- 1.Is the Commission aware of this phenomenon?
- 2.How can members of the public shield themselves from onslaughts of unsolicited calls without this entailing burdensome bureaucracy?
Submitted: 5.2.2025