Definitely, but according to one of the linked articles, the goal of the project was to demonstrate why key escrow is broken in general, not just these locks:

Definitely, but according to one of the linked articles, the goal of the project was to demonstrate why key escrow is broken in general, not just these locks: http://livestream.com/internetsociety/hopeconf/videos/130717705 http://livestream.com/internetsociety/hopeconf/videos/130717...