Are you suggesting a 4 digit passcode is secure? News flash: it's not. Any 4 digit passcode is insecure by its own nature. It's security depends on another unr

Are you suggesting a 4 digit passcode is secure? News flash: it's not. Any 4 digit passcode is insecure by its own nature. It's security depends on another unrelated system. This is an inherent weakness. If you're stamping your foot demanding that your 4 digit passcode not be compromised by the FBI or anyone else, may I suggest a smarter option: choose a longer passcode. Choose 11 digits and then it doesn't matter if someone at Apple or FBI or Mr Robot goes bananas and decides to write some software that compromises your phone's passcode retry limit. 11 digits is not trivial to crack via electronic means. If you're relying on a combination of a 4 digit passcode and faith in your phone's manufacturer that the retry and self-destruct methods can't be hacked, well that's your own irresponsible position. Keep it if you like, but it sounds like an Apple passcode fanboy party waiting to be crashed. As long as encryption remains solid without back doors, that's all that matters. The rest is a matter for Apple to choose whether to cooperate with an investigation into serious crime. They choose not to, citing "back doors" and "protecting users". No surprises there.