2024-12-30 –, Saal ZIGZAG
Language: English
How to run an MVNO with values: What are the requirements? Do you need a government license, maybe a lot of investment? There are different types of MVNOs. We will talk about how to do business as an MVNO while respecting users' privacy, supporting free software, believing in the right to repair and making your customers technologically sovereign.
The issues with data privacy are being discussed more than ever. However, from the end user perspective, it is difficult to understand the full extent of the impact on their privacy when using well known "free" services or maybe acquired hardware like a vacuum cleaner or a cooking robot. On the other side, there are projects that demonstrate that they can do business respecting their users.
One way to start to take care of your privacy is by using free software, but this software needs to be high quality, easy to use for the end user, has to be documented in a clear way and has to resolve issues and bugs as fast as possible. This is very hard work for the developers, so their work has to be compensated.
Last but not least, the right to repair plays a big role for being technologically sovereign. It's as important to be aware of your privacy when using online services as it is to know how repairable and privacy-respecting hardware is before you buy it.
Can you fight for and support what you believe in while doing business?
I think so! Let's talk about it.
