Surfrecon and Pink Cross Foundation Partnership
New Partnership Teaches Parents and Community Leaders How to Make Internet Filters Better with Pornography-Detection Tools
Contact: Matthew Yarro, VP, SurfRecon, Inc., 801-705-4234
MEDIA ADVISORY, October 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- SurfRecon, Inc., Shelley Lubben, and the Pink Cross Foundation have partnered to bring the latest Internet-safety software to families and communities struggling with Internet pornography and to raise awareness about the Pink Cross Foundation, which helps individuals trapped in the adult-entertainment industry start a new life.
"We realize that parents are struggling with trying to protect their families from Internet pornography, and filters cannot do the job by themselves--especially when someone in the home has a pornography problem," said Shelley Lubben, Director of the Pink Cross Foundation, "Filters are great, when they work. But I have heard too many scary stories about smart, tech-savvy kids bypassing an Internet filter to access Internet porn.
"We all need to do a better job watching our kids, and SurfRecon is the tool that parents to do just that."
The new internet-safety software the partnership promotes is the SurfRecon pornography-detection tool, which works hand in hand with a filter to offer "protection + detection" (http://www.surfrecon.com/get-help/detect-porn.html) in a home or business.
Besides raising awareness about SurfRecon pornography-detection tools, the partnership also provides much-needed funding for the Pink Cross Foundation by contributing a portion of all purchases of SurfRecon products through the Pink Cross Foundation's website back to the foundation.
"I thought teaming-up with the Shelley Lubben and the Pink Cross Foundation was a great idea, because not only are we working together to help parents protect their families from pornography," said Matthew Yarro, Executive VP for SurfRecon, Inc, "But we are also solving another problem. We are helping individuals, performers and sex workers, leave the adult entertainment industry and start a new life.
"We are proud to be contributing to the Pink Cross Foundation."
What Is a SurfRecon Pornography Detection Tool?
The latest wave in Internet-safety tools is a pornography-detection tool, and SurfRecon is the leader. A pornography-detection tool leverages digital signatures, similar to fingerprints, that uniquely identify a pornographic image or video. SurfRecon currently maintains the largest collection of digital signatures with over 200 million in its database.
The SurfRecon software comes pre-installed on a standard USB thumb drive, which can be used on almost any Windows, Macintosh or Linux computer system. The software is easy to use and allows an individual to quickly and accurately scan a computer for pornographic content. The tool also offers a number of safety tools for individuals reviewing any content found.
About SurfRecon, Inc.
SurfRecon, Inc. is an Orem, Utah-based company that develops cutting-edge digital detection technologies. It's flagship product, SurfRecon, is a pornography-detection tool that is in use by families, businesses and law-enforcement agencies around the world.
About Shelley Lubben
Shelley Lubben is a mother, a missionary to the sex industry, fighter for truth and advocate for sex workers and porn performers who are abused by the adult industry.
Shelley is also a former porn actress fighting tirelessly against the pornography industry, which affects most of the world in a destructive way. Unrelenting in the cause of human rights, Shelley is passionate to educate people all around the world about the abusive and illegally operating porn industry as well as inspire the world to stop viewing pornography and stop contributing to the destruction of men and women who are being abused daily in the pornography industry.
About The Pink Cross Foundation
The Pink Cross Foundation is a compassionate humanitarian outreach dedicated to helping improve the lives of persons struggling with pornography addiction, sex industry abuse, sexual abuse and more. Shelley Lubben, former porn actress and prostitute in the 90's, was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depressive Disorder, Impulse Control Disorder and substance abuse due to years of trauma from the sex industry. She was prescribed anti-depressants, Lithium, and sleeping pills and recommended counseling for the next twenty years!
After eight years of recovery at the Champion's Center, Shelley conquered the horrible effects of her past and became a Champion in life through the power of Jesus Christ. Ten years later Shelley is on a mission to go back to the sex industry to reach out to porn stars and sex workers with the power and love of Jesus Christ. Shelley is also on a mission to smash the illusion of porn and help people overcome pornography addiction.
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My concept of a good porn filter would be one that could (a) ID the porn sites, (b) figure out what search words could be used to access them, (c) try out those search words in a search engine, (d) ID the porn sites that pop up then (e) repeat the process until no more new sites pop up in step (d). Such a porn filter might have to be well integrated into the search engine itself, but with all the "search engine wars" happening perhaps such a filter could be more of a deciding factor in which search engine users might prefer. "Smarter" and "Most Family Oriented" could be a hard combination to beat.
This is a awesome union Shelley :) I just found it! Once again great to hear you air the other afternoon, funny I go to the Catholic Supply to some times. I hoping to send you a few of my organic hand poured soy candles...you did mention it :) I caught that :) I actually need to order soy and the fragrance so my heart is towards you...just from a distance :) Hugs~
Mrs. Eden
This is definately a nice network to form. It is my prayer that theese issues will one day find support and ministry uses all over, that it would not end with Shelley and Pink cross, xxxchurch, and whoever. As christians, we all need to pull our heads out of the sand and deal with the challanges our culture brings to us. We are the Body Of Christ not just to some distant jungle somewhere in Africa or the Amazon, but also here, where people who are hurting the most need to know that God loves them.
Internet P*rnography has infected modern childhood and damages lives
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-profit organization dedicated to keeping children safe online, commends the Witherspoon Institute on the release of its new study, The Social Costs of Pornography: A Statement of Findings and Recommendations.
"Any child with unrestricted Internet access is just one click away from accidentally or intentionally viewing an abundance of free material, from soft-core pornography to prosecutable material depicting live sex shows, orgies, bestiality, violence and child sexual abuse," commented EIE President and former Child Online Protection Act (COPA) Commissioner, Donna Rice Hughes. "For the past fifteen years, Internet pornography has invaded our homes and pornifed our culture. This important report serves as a wake-up call to parents and caring adults that no child or adult is immune to its damaging impact."
The Witherspoon Institute report is the first multidisciplinary scholarly exploration in the Internet age to chronicle the undeniable evidence derived from social and neuro-science of the harmful impact and social costs of pornography, especially Internet pornography. The report found that Internet pornography is qualitatively and quantitatively different from any of the content that has come before. Research and data included in the report found that the use of Internet pornography can have a range of damaging effects on human beings of all ages and of both sexes, affecting their happiness, their health, their productivity, their relationships with one another and their functioning in society, with an especially devastating impact on children and women.
"Pornography is the drug of the millennium and poses a real and present danger to the mental, emotional and physical health and safety of our children," Rice Hughes said. "After having sacrificed an entire generation to the destructive impact of hard-core pornography, it's time we all collectively say, Enough Is Enough!"
In response to the need to protect children from Internet dangers, EIE's developed the Internet Safety 101 program to educate, equip and empower parents, educators and other caring adults to protect children online. The four-part DVD teaching series, accompanying workbook, and Web site - www.internetsafety101.org - addresses threats including pornography, sexual predators, cyberbullies. The high-definition video series includes poignant true stories from young children and teen victims of Internet pornography as well as critical advice and safety information from a variety of experts in the field of law enforcement, technology and psychology about how to keep kids safe in a pornified world.
"It is unprecedented in modern life for parents to shoulder the entire burden of protecting their children from prosecutable and illegal pornography. EIE's Internet Safety 101 program serves as a critical resource to equip them with the knowledge and resources they need to effectively protect their innocence, " added Dr. Jill Manning, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who served as a featured expert in the 101 video series. Dr. Manning's work was cited heavily in the Witherspoon report.
The Pornography 101 videos from the series were launched today on YouTube.
About Enough Is Enough: Enough Is Enough (EIE), a non-partisan, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, emerged in 1994 as the national leader on the front lines to make the Internet safer for children and families. Since then, EIE has continued to pioneer efforts to confront online pornography, child pornography, child stalking and sexual predation and other online threats to children by promoting a three-pronged, preventative approach to create and sustain a safe and rewarding Internet environment through educating the public, working with the Internet industry and promoting legal solutions to better protect children online.
About The Witherspoon Institute: The Witherspoon Institute is an independent research center that works to enhance public understanding of the moral foundations of free and democratic societies. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, the Institute promotes the application of fundamental principles of republican government and ordered liberty to contemporary problems. In light of this purpose, the Institute has a special interest in higher education and the formation of the next generation of scholars. You can read more about the report at www.socialcostsofpornography.org.