Google has been accused of drive-by spying on members of Congress, as well as those concerned through homeland safety, by uploading e-mail or Website viewing information whereas mapping for its Google Street View. As per the government regulator group a number of members of Congress have unsecured wireless networks, as well as Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA, who heads intelligence subcommittee for the House Homeland Security committee, and whose residence was discovered to house unsecured networks called "harmanmbr" and "harmantheater."

Google before confess that it had by mistake collected "examples of payload data" information in a quite inoffensive update to a month-old press launched last month and launched a report on the breach June 10. Though, encouragement group called Consumer supervisory body resolute there wanted to be more advertising to expose "WiSpying" and group resolute to carry out its own experiment by sniffing out unsecured networks at Congress members' homes. Certain sufficient, they strike pay dirt.

Among June 27 and July 6, SNS Global LLC carry out a program to decide what networks might be recognized near residences of several members of Congress whose Washington-area homes are pictured in Google's Street View database. The residences review incorporated those of House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, Chairman Emeritus John Dingell, and Reps. Edward J. Markey, Rick Boucher, and Jane Harman.