# Internet In A Suitcase on The No Agenda Show

Internet In A Suitcase comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from July 2011 to January 2012.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** July 2011 – January 2012
- **Related topics:** [State Department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), [Anonymous](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anonymous.md), [C-span](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/c-span.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Hbgary](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hbgary.md), [Hillary Clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md), [Mesh Networks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mesh-networks.md), [New America Foundation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-america-foundation.md), [Ubuntu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ubuntu.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### State Department Internet in a Suitcase Project Deconstruction

- **Episode:** [374: Fractals on the Bone](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/374-fractals-on-the-bone.md)
- **Published:** 2012-01-15
- **Time:** 51:54–1:00:05
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/374-fractals-on-the-bone/chapter/state-department-internet-in-a-suitcase-project-deconstruction.md

Ian Schuller of the State Department admitted on C-SPAN that the "Internet in a Suitcase" was a meme created for a photographer rather than a literal piece of hardware. The $30 million project actually focuses on developing software to create local mesh networks using existing cell phones and routers. The hosts describe the technology as essentially "Ubuntu on a stick" and criticize the government for rebranding basic intranet technology as a revolutionary tool for dissidents.

Keywords: ian schuller, [state department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), [internet in a suitcase](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet-in-a-suitcase.md), [ubuntu](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/ubuntu.md), [mesh networks](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mesh-networks.md), [c-span](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/c-span.md)

### State Department Internet in a Suitcase Program

- **Episode:** [331: Ricin Beans](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/331-ricin-beans.md)
- **Published:** 2011-08-18
- **Time:** 2:09:32–2:14:40
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/331-ricin-beans/chapter/state-department-internet-in-a-suitcase-program.md

The U.S. State Department is funding an "Internet in a Suitcase" project to help dissidents in repressive regimes bypass government-controlled servers using mesh technology. However, critics like John Young and the hacker collective Anonymous warn that these systems allow the U.S. to monitor and influence foreign activists. The program is also linked to "persona management" software that allows a single user to control multiple fake online identities to manipulate social media narratives.

Keywords: [internet in a suitcase](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet-in-a-suitcase.md), [state department](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/state-department.md), mesh technology, [anonymous](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/anonymous.md), [hbgary](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hbgary.md)

### Internet in a Suitcase and the New America Foundation

- **Episode:** [321: Internet in a Suitcase](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/321-internet-in-a-suitcase.md)
- **Published:** 2011-07-14
- **Time:** 1:48:03–1:59:49
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/321-internet-in-a-suitcase/chapter/internet-in-a-suitcase-and-the-new-america-foundation.md

The State Department is funding an "Internet in a Suitcase" project through the New America Foundation to help activists bypass government firewalls. The hosts highlight the foundation's ties to the CIA, noting that its logo shares the same star as the agency's seal and that board members include Fareed Zakaria and Eric Schmidt. Hillary Clinton described the $70 million initiative as a "venture capitalist approach" to promoting democracy abroad.

Keywords: [internet in a suitcase](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/internet-in-a-suitcase.md), [new america foundation](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/new-america-foundation.md), steve coll, [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [hillary clinton](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hillary-clinton.md)

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