About Annie
Born in 1968 in the United Kingdom, Machon read Classics at Girton College, Cambridge, before joining MI5 in 1990. She worked in counter-subversion and counter-terrorism departments. In October 1996, she and colleague David Shayler resigned to expose alleged crimes including illegal surveillance, undisclosed knowledge of bombings, and assassination plots. After going on the run and living in exile in France, she returned to the UK and has never been charged.
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SpeakerAuthorMilitary and Security ExpertJournalist / CommentatorAccountabilityCivil LibertiesData ProtectionGovernment TransparencyIntelligence AgenciesPress Freedom
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- MI5 whistleblowing
- intelligence accountability
- privacy and surveillance advocacy
- media commentary
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