This. One thing that kills escrow systems dead is the complacent spread of authority.<p>You start with critical keys that are closely held. Over time other parties express the need for access (&quot;Okay, if you <i>promise</i> to be good&quot;). Nothing bad happens (that anyone can prove...) so over time more entities are brought into the circle of trust. Eventually the dog-catcher has access to your stuff.<p>There&#x27;s no way these keys haven&#x27;t already broadly leaked (I mean, before these pictures).