Australia’s privacy watchdog will receive a $5.5 million funding boost to respond to the massive Optus data breach that compromised the personal information of almost 10 million customers last month. Budget papers released on Tuesday night reveal the two-year investment for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), which has struggled with its growing…

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