# Digital Divide on The No Agenda Show

Digital Divide comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from September 2014 to November 2022.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** September 2014 – November 2022
- **Related topics:** [Barack Obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), [Berkeley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/berkeley.md), [Drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [Homelessness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homelessness.md), [Intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intelligence.md), [Nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [Qr Codes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/qr-codes.md), [Warfare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/warfare.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Digital Economy Impacts on Homeless Populations

- **Episode:** [1504: Value Chain](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1504-value-chain.md)
- **Published:** 2022-11-17
- **Time:** 31:12–35:17
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1504-value-chain/chapter/digital-economy-impacts-on-homeless-populations.md

The transition to a cashless digital economy is characterized as a potential threat to the homeless, who rely on physical currency. The hosts discuss Berkeley's legal requirement for businesses to accept cash to prevent discrimination. A debate occurs regarding the ubiquity of QR codes, which saw a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic for menus and health passports.

Keywords: [berkeley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/berkeley.md), [qr codes](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/qr-codes.md), cash laws, [digital divide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/digital-divide.md), [homelessness](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/homelessness.md)

### Obama E-book Initiative, Project Gutenberg

- **Episode:** [718: Sizeist](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/718-sizeist.md)
- **Published:** 2015-05-03
- **Time:** 1:36:29–1:40:15
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/718-sizeist/chapter/obama-e-book-initiative-project-gutenberg.md

President Obama launched a $250 million initiative to provide free e-books to low-income children through major publishers. The program is part of a broader goal to provide high-speed internet to 99% of students by 2018. Critics argue the initiative ignores existing free resources like Project Gutenberg, which offers over 48,000 professionally edited public domain books.

Keywords: [barack obama](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/barack-obama.md), e-books, project gutenberg, publishers, [digital divide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/digital-divide.md)

### Digital Divide in Warfare, NATO Intelligence Sharing

- **Episode:** [649: Scottish Do Over](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/649-scottish-do-over.md)
- **Published:** 2014-09-04
- **Time:** 2:29:00–2:32:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/649-scottish-do-over/chapter/digital-divide-in-warfare-nato-intelligence-sharing.md

A report on NATO's intelligence-gathering capabilities from a Norwegian airbase is reviewed. The hosts mock the use of buzzwords like "digital divide" and "the cloud" in the context of military operations. They question why NATO is only now attempting to establish common procedures for sharing intelligence between member nations.

Keywords: [nato](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/nato.md), [intelligence](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intelligence.md), [drones](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/drones.md), [digital divide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/digital-divide.md), [warfare](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/warfare.md)

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