South Korean tech company Samsung have been hit with a $14 million dollar fine by the Federal Court after an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission showed that their Galaxy phones were not waterproof, as advertised. During their advertising campaign, the company showed the phones being used in such environments and working as normal. The ACCC eventually took legal action against Samsung in June 2019 for their misleading marketing claims. The ACCC’s chairperson, Gina Cass-Gottlieb, pointed out that the alleged resistance to water was a huge selling point for the device. “Samsung Australia’s water resistance claims promoted an important selling point for these Galaxy phones,” Ms Cass-Gottlieb said.