This is the latest version of our Privacy Policy, from October 2026.
Just reading this requires so many operations, and from several parts of the world, all working in tandem, that it boggles my brain where to even begin. To have bits of data translated from a server sitting somewhere in the world into text on a screen that you can read somewhere else in the world, and even translate it into over 100 languages, is a remarkable feat of ingenuity that has changed the way civilization functions. But it comes with a price tag (and hidden taxes).
Packets of data that collect specific information (cookies), then relay it back to websites, businesses, corporations, and even governments are inserted on your devices. These are mostly necessary, and harmless, so the internet can function as it does. But they can also be used to track your movements beyond the web page you’re visiting, capture and send data to any number of third parties, who even sell that information.
Your Internet Service Provider (ISP) keeps track of every site you visit, how long you stayed there, your downloads, and basically, all your online activity. This information is shared with third parties, and even sold.
Google, through your mobile device, tracks your movements on as well as offline. Unless you have geolocation turned off, Google knows where you are, where you’ve been, how long you were there for, who was with you (if they had geolocation turned on), if you bought anything while you were there, for how much, with a card, digital wallet, or another payment method, and all this information is stored, shared with third parties, and even sold.
Your TV spies on you, and pings the meta data back to the manufacturer thousands of times a day. If you have a SMART refrigerator, or SMART anything, it does the same. To the point where anyone who has that data can pinpoint where you are, within your own house, within less than 1 meter.
Numerous applications track and store your online and offline movements, keyboard strokes, social media interaction, and biometrics (fingerprint, face, and eye scan). Which sits in data centres, and is available to financial institutions, police, intelligence organizations, governments, and hackers.
Now, with Artificial Intelligence (AI) thrown into the mix, Large Language Models (LLM’s) scan the internet and collect even larger and more defined metrics, stored in massive data centres of private corporations, that all have contracts with governments, national and international intelligence organizations, police, and military.
Of course, all this is done to keep you safe. The theory been that if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about. But in reality, what’s criminal has one definition today, then tomorrow the bar is moved. And this is exactly what’s happening, day after day. It’s saying that you’re potentially guilty of something, so you need to prove otherwise beforehand. And the way to do that is to give up your privacy—all of it!
Despite the slogans, you have never had choice. Because that “choice” has been manipulated and guided towards a predetermined outcome, even before you signed up to anything.
By default, the internet (and now, the real world) has privacy turned off. Which means that if you want to regain your privacy, or as much of it as possible, you have to switch things back on, put up deflectors (VPN and private DNS), turn off tracking options, and use alternative, privacy-conscious browsers, emails, cloud storage, and seriously consider decentralized, anonymous, financial options (Monero, being the most decentralized and private presently available) or at the very least, partially decentralized (Stablecoin).
At Fedup Sheep, we can’t do anything about any of the above. That’s up to you. But when interacting with our us:
- We don’t have access to, so cannot store, your payment details.
- We don’t share, sell, swap, publish or make available in any way whatsoever your email (nor name nor phone number, should you join our Telegram Channel), and we’ll never use them to spam you or send anything you haven’t signed up for.
- We have no tracking/analytics tools (Google, Facebook, etc.).
- We use the bare minimum of applications.
- We don’t use cookies.
- We don’t use advertizing.
- We don’t use someone else’s advertizing.
- We don’t use AI agents.
- We have no LLM’s.
- We don’t use retail stores (Amazon, etc.).
- We use our personal, encrypted storage for all our files/downloads.
The mechanics
It took over three years of research and trial and error to set up Fedup Sheep as it is today, with privacy (mine and yours) always at the forefront. Also, I live in Argentina, which leaves us with restrictions from the outside world, and this played a major role in the difficulty in finding particularly, but not only, payment providers.
We use the bare minimum to run Fedup Sheep, often to our disadvantage. And we’ve opted for simple designs over the flashy-flashy, eye-candy that’s become the standard to keep people’s attention for longer than 2 seconds. But this allows for quicker and smoother responses across a congested web, uses far less energy, relies on less resources, moving parts, and data space, while putting a little more control in my hands, and a little more privacy in yours.
In the table below are the applications used to run Fedup Sheep (excluding the social media used for attention: Pinterest, Substack, Tuhat, Upscrolling), both online and offline:
Online:
| WebHostMost | Web Hosting | webhostmost.com |
| Proton | Storage | proton.me |
| Fourthwall | Checkout Application | fourthwall.com |
| Atlos | Stablcoin/Monero Payments & Donations | atlos.io |
| Sender | Newsletter | sender.net |
| Channel (primary) | whatsapp.com | |
| Telegram | Channel (secondary) | telegram.org |
Other:
| Language Tool | Grammar Assistant | languagetool.org |
| Brave | Browser | brave.com |
Offline:
| Linux (Debian based) | Operating System | peppermintos.com |
| LibreOffice | Desktop Publisher | libreoffice.org |
| Gimp | Design | gimp.org |
WebHostMost fits in line with our stance on privacy, security, and performance. In 2025, they bought their own servers, and are independent of Google restricting and blocking websites. Through them, we have designed our website using WordPress.
All our PDFs & EPUBS are stored on Proton Drive. They’re encrypted, there’s no tracking (except the number of times a document is viewed), so I have no idea who downloads what, or from where.
Cloud storage services (e.g. Google Drive), scans data to “provide you with a better service” across calendars, emails, documents, video, etc. This, then, falls under the virtual eyes of LLM training. And this data is then shared with third parties, who may even sell it. In other words, your “private” files are not private at all. Which means that my work, if you leave it sitting in these drives, gets used for AI training.
If you’re up for a free, encrypted option, then get Proton Drive using just your current email, here, and start taking back your privacy (This is not an affiliate link. I use it, and I’m simply recommending it). Simply store the PDF (or EPUB) directly to your Proton Drive, and it remains encrypted. From there, download it, translate it, or print it.
Fourthwall is a creator platform. We use it as our payment processor and for donations to accept credit & debit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, AliPay. And we may use it for Fedup Sheep merchandise in the future.
We use Atlos for USDT, USDC, DAI (on the Solana, Base, Polygon, and BSC networks), and Monero payments and donations. It’s non-custodial (wallet-to-wallet operations, no third parties), simple (designed with non-crypto users in mind), fast, and only collects data that’s already publicly available for blockchain transactions.
We use WhatsApp and Telegram Channels for daily, weekly or monthly messages; updates, sharing general and personal stuff; some thoughts, insights, inspirations, and poetry, and direct access to our work within half an hour after they’re published. We’ll send several messages a week, but never more than one a day. The contest for algorithmic recognition amongst millions of others on social media has been removed form the equation, and at some point, you’ll see the messages. WhatsApp is encrypted, Telegram isn’t. But we’ve split (certain) messages between these two channels because of WhatsApp’s user agreement (some content may be deemed offensive). It also means that those who don’t want to receive the latter, don’t have to. You still get the full benefits, without the friction.
We use Sender for our newsletter. Other than their analytics and tracking needed for the operation to function, fulfil certain laws, etc., we don’t use any analytics or tracking of our own (Google, Facebook, etc). We don’t run A/B testing. We don’t develop profiles based on sex, race, religion, or anything else, because we don’t scan for, collect, do surveys, nor collect metrics for that, or any other data. Nor do we segment our emails according to geolocation; everyone gets the same email sent at my (Argentinian) time, on the 10th of each month. We don’t run holiday specials, or any other specials, as our prices are already set especially low. We don’t use flashing reminders in case you forget, nor countdowns or any other emotional and psychological triggers to create a false sense of urgency.
What you get are messages or a newsletter, with the option to purchase something on a pay-as-you-go basis. You like it, buy it; you don’t like, don’t buy it. It’s called choice.
In other words, with our webpage, channels, newsletter, and when purchasing from us, we don’t use anything you’re accustomed to. Because change begins now, with ourselves, with the things we use.
Should you require further information, please visit the respective sites (listed above) and read their privacy policies.
And finally
This Privacy Policy is active from the date of publication (October 2026). By joining the Fedup Family, you accept, even though not necessarily agreeing to, all of the above. We’re constantly looking to improve on privacy and decentralization, and we may change certain applications in the future. Fedup Sheep reserves the right to modify anything in this Policy, and family members (subscribers) will be notified via our Channels (WhatsApp & Telegram) and our newsletter. Should you disagree with anything, you can unsubscribe, and you’ll never hear from us again.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Peace… But until then, make a noise!
Brent j. Slabbert (Fedup sheep)
