Christine Axsmith
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Christine Axsmith | |
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| Born | 1964 (age 59–60) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Drexel University (BS) Catholic University (JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Real Estate Lawyer Security Analyst |
| Employer(s) | Central Intelligence Agency (until 2006) Department of State (1992–1999)[1] |
| Spouse | Justin Benedict[2] |
Christine Axsmith (born 1964)[2] is an American academic, author, lawyer who has specialized in computer security and elder law.
Axsmith was allegedly fired by BAE Systems for posting on a CIA blog that "waterboarding is torture, and torture is wrong".[3]
Biography
Axsmith graduated from Drexel University in 1987. She then attended the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America, graduating in 1990.
In 1993, Axsmith was granted a
In 2006, while working for BAE Systems as a CIA contractor, Axsmith posted on an internal top-secret CIA blog about the immorality of torture and waterboarding in particular. In July of that year, she was fired. Axsmith claims that her firing was in retribution for her posting. BAE Systems refused to answer that charge.[4][3] She was also stripped of her security clearance.
In January 2007. Axsmith started practicing
Axsmith sits on the Fiduciary Panel for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia where she represents the elderly and disabled. Since 2017, she has been a writer for $uccess Without College Publications in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1]
Publications
- Axsmith has been published by the International Bar Association, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)[5] and the American Bar Association.[6]
- Her research is included in an annotated bibliography published by the World Bank entitled "International Initiatives Towards Harmonisation in the field of Funds Transfers, Payments, Payment Systems, and Securities Settlements."[7]
- Through her work with the American Bar Association, Axsmith was published at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference at MIT.
References
- ^ a b "Christine Axsmith | LinkedIn". Archived from the original on 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ^ a b Criticisms cost blogger CIA security badge, job
- ^ a b Mazzetti, Mark (July 22, 2006). "C.I.A. Worker Says Message on Torture Got Her Fired". The New York Times. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^ Priest, Dana (July 21, 2006). "Top-Secret World Loses Blogger". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^ "Before the Court: Can the US Government Criminalize Unauthorized Encryption?". MIT. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
- ^ "American Bar Association Digital Signature Guidelines, Christine Axsmith, contributor".
- ^ "World Bank Web Page publishing "International Initiatives Towards Harmonisation in the field of Funds Transfers, Payments, Payment Systems, and Securities Settlements." listing Christine Axsmith's research" (PDF).