By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – Google collects information on Google users who believe they are anonymous if they use a private browsing mode. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amended privacy lawsuit on Thursday against Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:) Inc.

Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia filed separate suits against Google in January in state courts over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy.

Paxton’s filing adds Google’s Incognito mode to the lawsuit filed in January. Incognito mode or “private browsing” is a web browser function that Paxton said implies Google will not track search history or location activity.

Google’s “private browsing” option could be used to “view highly personal websites which may include information such as their sexual orientation, political convictions, medical history or political beliefs.” Perhaps they just want to purchase a surprise gift and avoid being bombarded with targeted ads.

According to the suit, “in truth, Google collects a lot of personal data even if a user is in Incognito mode.”

Google has not yet responded to my request for comment. The company stated in January that “attorneys generally are bringing a lawsuit based on inaccurate claims, outdated assertions regarding our settings.” Our products have privacy features built in and strong controls placed on location data.

Paxton claimed that Google had misled customers by tracking their locations even though they were attempting to stop it.  

Google’s “Location History” setting informs users that if it is turned off, the “places you have been” are “no longer saved,” Texas explained.

A judge in Arizona ruled that Google’s deceitful claims regarding smartphone location tracking were untrue. He refused to dismiss a suit brought by the attorney general of Arizona.