Think about the implications of having a real time face recognition camera app, like the one internal one facebook built (forbes article on this came out nov 24 2019).
You could easily profile pictures of high ranking American officials, their parents, their children, etc.
In other words, data like this can increase your attack surface
That works in this particular case but is not a general solution. It's not feasible to have "good actors" rewrite clean versions of software written by "bad actors"
I'm very patiently waiting for modular components. Apple's hardware is certainly beautiful but IMO not worth the upfront premium PLUS the additional premium for repairs.
From a hardware eng perspective, is there a clear advantage for hardwiring components?