The United States is suing Google for tracking without users' permission
Group senior officials in the US judiciary submitted lawsuits against Google. Their thesis is that the company monitors and profits from data for the location of users, although it makes consumers think they can protect their privacy at any time.
Google builds detailed profiles and sells highly targeted advertising with data collected from billions of users - location is key information, according to lawsuits seeking to block alleged practices.
"Google has misled users into believing that changing their accounts and device settings will allow customers to protect their privacy," said Carl Racine, a public prosecutor in the capital, Washington.
These cases are the latest legal threats against Google and other big technology giants in the United States, which have long faced investigations and lawsuits, but do not have new national laws to regulate their business.
Attorneys - state law enforcement agencies and state counselors - from Indiana, Washington and Texas have had to file the same charges against the tech giant.
Google claims that the officials' allegations are incorrect and are based on outdated claims about their settings.
From 2014 to 2019, Google claims that users can turn off their "Location History" and "Places you visit are no longer saved" settings