SAFEY
I built SAFEY with a partner to help people experiencing domestic violence assess risk, make a safety plan and find resources. SAFEY stands for Safety Assessment and Resource Platform.
Opening a safety app may itself be unsafe for someone experiencing domestic violence. SAFEY opens disguised as an everyday app, a calculator or a notes app, to keep its purpose hidden.
What anyone else sees
The app behind it
What stays on the device and what leaves
Stays on the phone
- The PIN
- The safety plan
- The chosen disguise
- How long it waits before hiding
- The main screens, saved in the browser so they open without an internet connection
Leaves the phone
- The optional chatbotsends what you type through SAFEY’s server to an outside service: Cerebras, a hosted AI model.
- Calls and textsopen the phone’s own apps. Preparing a message does not send it.
None of this protects you from someone who already has your unlocked phone. SAFEY is a student project, not a guarantee of privacy or personal safety.
Inside the app
Stealth mode
The settings let you choose how to unlock SAFEY, how long it waits before hiding again, and which disguise it uses.
SAFEY hides itself when no one has touched it for that long. The default is five minutes, which can be too long or too short, depending on who else is in the room.
Resources
Resources are grouped by category: hotlines, shelters, legal help, counseling, financial help, child services and more.
Built with a partner
We built SAFEY as a progressive web app, a website that can be installed like an app.
