Your Apple engineers smuggling code example seems a little out of left field.<p>I haven&#x27;t been following this super closely but as the recall the FBI is essentially asking Apple to provided them with a backdoored OS that lets them get around the passcode attempt limits. Apple is concerned that this both sets a precedent while also providing the FBI with a way to get around any passcode on any iOS device they possess. Cook has stated repeatedly that there is no way to guarantee that a backdoored OS would only be used for this one instance.<p>You say you&#x27;re in favor of the FBIs request as long as the firmware isn&#x27;t handed to them - but isn&#x27;t that exactly what they&#x27;re asking?