Apple fined 10 million euros over “misleading” iPhone waterproofing claims

Italy’s anti-trust authority AGCM or Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato has fined Apple 10 million euros (roughly $12 million) for ‘misleading’ claims on water resistance capacity of its iPhones. The Italian Competition Authority in a release said that the premium smartphone maker advertised about iPhones being water resistant without clarifying the exact circumstances under which they were.

Criticising Apple for not clarifying its water resistance claims, the AGCM said the claims were true only under certain circumstances. Apple claims that its different iPhone models are water resistant up to 30 minutes at a depth of up to four meters (depending on the model).