Samsung Being Sued Over Water-Resistant Phone Advertisements

Samsung is being sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly misleading consumers of their smartphone's water resistance capabilities.Samsung has been running advertisements that GALAXY smartphones could survive in swimming pools and ocean water since 2016 without proving that their handhelds would actually be able to do so.ACCC's Chairman Rod Sims states:"The ACCC alleges Samsung's advertisements falsely and misleadingly represented Galaxy phones would be sui...