Upadhyay said the standard could be implemented independently of Google by any website owner or webserviceprovider, though browsers will need to be modified to support it.
The target of the criticism then files a frivolous lawsuit just so they can issue a subpoena to the Web site or Internet ServiceProvider (ISP) involved, discover the identity of their anonymous critic, and intimidate or silence them.
Instead of contacting the Internet serviceprovider or Web host running a site, anti-phishing groups and the more than 40 companies impersonated by the group had to contact the domain registrar in each case to have the domains shut down.