Excavator removes sensitive data from minors and reinforces security after exposure

The Escavador platform confirmed the immediate removal of sensitive data belonging to children and adolescents that was accessible in its search system. The measure was adopted after the identification of processes that, although they should have been processed under judicial secrecy, ended up being indexed by the legal website from official sources. The company established an internal task force to audit its entire database and eliminate any remaining sensitive content involving minors.

The website reported that the origin of the information resides in publications from bodies such as Tribunais of Justiça and the portal Jus.br, maintained by Conselho Nacional of Justiça. Segundo the official note, the platform only works to index content made public by government sources, without making changes or creating judicial texts autonomously. The technical failure occurred because processes that should have been protected were originally announced as open due to errors in the classification of the courts of origin.

• Complete review of processes with signs of judicial secrecy.
• Implementation of automatic filters to detect names of minors.
• Direct collaboration with courts to correct data flows.
• Continuous monitoring of reposts originating from Diário Oficial.

Preventative measures and system monitoring

Escavador clarified that it is improving its preventive algorithms to automatically identify processes that present characteristics of legal secrecy. The aim is to block the display of this information even when the official source fails to classify the document as confidential at the time of original publication. Esta extra layer of protection aims to prevent administrative failures of judicial bodies from becoming public through private search engines.

The company maintains active service channels and a specific form for data subjects to request pages to be hidden. The platform reinforced that, despite not having given rise to the initial advertising of the content, it is ethically committed to protecting the privacy of vulnerable jurisdictions. Database cleanup work continues around the clock to ensure compliance with Estatuto, Criança and Adolescente.

Update of standards in the São Paulo judiciary

The Corregedoria-General of Justiça of São Paulo published new guidelines to tighten data protection in processes under judicial secrecy. The changes in Normas and Serviço were made official in Diário Oficial and determine that the full name of the parties cannot appear at any stage of the decision. The rule now specifically covers the report, reasoning and dispositive part of court sentences sent for publication.

Previously, the wording of the standards was considered generic and allowed interpretations that resulted in the exposure of full names in internal documents that ended up indexed. With the new wording of article 138, only the initials of those involved can be used in publications in Diário of Justiça Eletrônico Nacional. Tribunal of Justiça of São Paulo stated that the review meets the need for technological updating and protection of human dignity.

The normative change also reached article 762, which specifically deals with notices of summons in family and childhood proceedings. Agora, the prohibition on mentioning the full name is expressed to prevent private platforms from replicating information that should be restricted. The tightening of the rules seeks to create a legal and administrative block that prevents leakage at the root of the generation of the official document.

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Social consequences and risks for young people

The undue exposure of confidential data generated real losses for teenagers whose educational and professional records were affected. Relatos indicate cases of young people who lost jobs or dropped out of school after colleagues found details of criminal cases or foster care on the internet. The publicity of criminal acts or situations of sexual violence causes revictimization and social stigma of people in the development phase.

Estatuto of Criança and Adolescente establishes strict punishments for those who disclose data that allow the identification of minors involved in legal proceedings. Advogados experts emphasize that judicial secrecy is a fundamental right to guarantee the physical and psychological safety of victims and offenders. Maintaining this information on open search sites directly contradicts the full protection guidelines provided for in Brazilian legislation.

• Fines for vehicles that fail to comply with the identification ban.
• Possibility of compensation for moral damages against Estado and companies.
• Risks of social isolation and depression among exposed young people.
• Difficulty in social reintegration after completing educational measures.

Investigation into the origin of the leaks

Conselho Nacional of Justiça and Tribunal of Justiça of São Paulo performed internal audits to track failures in information technology systems. Até At the moment, the agencies state that no security breaches have been detected in official servers or external cyber attacks. The main hypothesis raised by the authorities is that the information was extracted by external means or by people with legitimate access to the records.

Defensoria Pública of São Paulo disputes the thesis that the cases are isolated and points to the existence of dozens of documented occurrences. The agency argues that an in-depth police investigation is necessary to identify how sensitive data is captured by indexing robots. The central debate revolves around the responsibility of private platforms to filter content that, due to the nature of the topic, has automatic legal protection.

Support channels and data protection

The legal platforms involved in the case reinforced that they have mechanisms for users to quickly report inappropriate content. The commitment to Lei Geral of Proteção of Dados has been the guide for restructuring the privacy policies of these companies. The exclusion of hundreds of cases in the last week demonstrates the effort to mitigate the damage caused by prolonged exposure of sensitive information.

Escavador reiterated that its social function is to democratize access to legal information, but that this does not overlap with respect for ethics and security. The company remains in dialogue with Ministério Público and Defensoria to adjust its technical procedures. The current focus is to ensure that the Brazilian digital environment respects the particularities of childhood and youth processes, preventing records of the past from impeding the future of citizens.