Experian Netherlands has been fined €2.7m by the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) for breaching the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The regulator found that the credit reporting and analytics company collected and used personal data from public and private sources without properly informing individuals or obtaining their consent. The AP launched its investigation after receiving complaints from consumers who said they faced unusually high deposits or were denied installment plans by service providers. The agency determined that Experian’s credit scores, used by telecom companies, energy suppliers and online retailers, had played a role in those decisions. According to the AP, Experian obtained data from multiple sources, including the Chamber of Commerce trade register and…