Headquarters location
Operates in: BR
Mission
SaferNet Brasil works with digital citizenship education, teacher training, safer internet campaigns, family guides, and partnerships with public authorities and international partners. It operates a cybercrime reporting hotline, a helpline/guidance channel, and digital-citizenship education.
Current technology use
They use online resources to police online crimes. Online reporting channels, helplines, digital safety education, child-protection resources, online-rights advocacy.
Public notes
SaferNet Brazil created and maintains the National Cybercrime Reporting Center, operated in partnership with public prosecutors and the Human Rights Secretariat of the Presidency, to strengthen efforts against cybercrimes that violate human rights. It also carries out awareness, education, and mobilization initiatives to promote ethical and responsible internet use, especially among children and adolescents. In addition to training educators, parents, students, legal professionals, and child-protection actors, SaferNet offers a free online service in Brazil to guide children, teenagers, parents, and educators facing digital violence, such as intimidation, blackmail, attempted sexual abuse, or forced exposure in intimate images or videos. Its HelpLine Brasil provides real-time online support from SaferNet’s specialized team.
Press and research
- Other
United Nations - Office on Drugs and Crime
https://www.unodc.org/documents/NGO/PDF/CSU-CyberCrime-240807-WEB.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Other
Cybil
https://cybilportal.org/actors/safernet/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Academic workJanuary 9, 2021
Flach, R. M. D., & Deslandes, S. F.. (2021). Regras/rupturas do “contrato” amoroso entre adolescentes: o papel do abuso digital. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 26, 5033–5044. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320212611.3.34242019
https://www.scielo.br/j/csc/a/gppk4rKJwynKQpGRXvmHX4n/?lang=en&utm_source=chatgpt.com
Refers to SaferNet Brasil as a civil organization focused on promoting and defending human rights on the internet in Brazil, and uses SaferNet data on digital abuse.