The Celular Seguro platform, a federal government application aimed at the security of smartphones and digital applications, has blocked 652 devices per day since its launch, on Wednesday (20).
As of this Sunday (24), 3,261 devices were blocked due to theft or theft, according to data from the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
Still according to the folder, the application has already received more than 600 thousand registrations (CPFs). There are more than 441 thousand connected devices (the same CPF can be linked to more than one device.
The app is free and can be accessed on the Celular Seguro website of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security or in online application stores.
In the Google Play Store, for cell phones with the Android operating system, 465,150 thousand downloads were made. On iPhone devices (iOS system) 194 thousand downloads were recorded. As a result, the application was the most downloaded in the country for two days in a row.
Data recovery
The ministry states that there is no option for a temporary blockade. If the device is recovered, the user will have to contact the telephone operator and other partners of the Safe Cellular Project, such as banks and applications, to reactivate access.
The application does not access any data on the user's phone, nor does it send emails or links for the user to access the platform.
Register
The application was created to prevent the misuse of stolen or stolen cell phones, through faster notifications of the situation from operators and banking and credit institutions. With just one click, the user can preserve data usually stored on cell phones, such as CPF numbers and passwords.
To register Celular Seguro, the user must first access their own account on the Gov.br portal, with their CPF login and password. There is no limit to registering numbers, but they must be linked to the CPF for the blocking to be effective.
The registered person will be able to indicate others they trust, who will be authorized to carry out the blocking, if the holder's cell phone is stolen, stolen or lost.
It is also possible for the victim themselves to block the device by accessing the website on a computer. Furthermore, it is possible to access the application through browsers, such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, and record the incident in a simple way.
In a simple process, citizens can contact banks and their telephone operator to block remote access to accounts and the device's signal. The blocking is not immediate and may vary depending on the banking institution, within 24 hours after the claim is registered.
After a cell phone has been lost, stolen or misplaced, the banks that have joined the project will block the accounts.
According to Febraban, the blocking of cell phones, using the devices' IMEI codes, which function as a unique “fingerprint” of each cell phone.
This identification number, IMEI, allows operators to identify devices connected to their mobile phone network. The IMEI number can be accessed in the device's “Settings” menu and is available in the “About phone” tab. The IMEI number will appear next to the phone, model and serial numbers of the device. Another way to find your cell phone's IMEI is to look on the device's invoice or packaging.
The disconnection of telephone lines, however, will be in effect until February 2024.
To find out about the companies that have already joined the application, the user can check the platform's terms of use. To date, 12 banks have joined the initiative: Banco do Brasil, Caixa Econômica Federal, Bradesco, Santander, Itaú, Banco Inter, Sicoob, XP Investimentos, Banco Safra, Banco Pan, BTG Pactual and Sicredi.
Source: CNN Brasil
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