[dreamcompiler]

Let's examine your premise: Apple acts in the best interest of the customer. In this light FaceID is a bug, not a feature. If somebody wants to get into your phone they don't even need to beat you up; they just have to restrain you, take your phone, point it at your face, and they're in.

With a decent password, the adversary has to at least use a rubber hose. More important, cops can't legally use a rubber hose but they can damn well take your phone and point it at your face with no repercussions.

[saagarjha]

The premise here is that half of the users don’t set a passcode at all unless you make it easy for them to authenticate to their phone.