The state of New Jersey will receive more than $17 million from Google as part of a settlement.

It is part of a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations.

The states' investigation was sparked by a 2018 Associated Press story, which found that Google continued to track people's location data even after they opted out of such tracking by disabling a feature the company called “location history."

Google uses sensors on devices such as Wi-Fi to track a consumer’s data. But this can expose a person’s identity and personal details.

Google will now be required to show and limit tracking information, as well as making account controls easier to use.