It's way more than a dollar. How many locks could one technician replace/fix in an hour, and what's their hourly rate?

"Me of all people"? Am I a spokesperson for "Responsible disclosure" now?

I would have notified the vendor ASAP, and I might not have put the vendor name into the talk at all. But that's me, and I am super conservative about this stuff. Lots of very reputable security people would do exactly what Cody did.

Not in bulk. Hotel technicians install and service locks, I'm sure they'll manage to screw a bolt into a hole. They are salaried.

"You" as a "sensible security guy". Or at least that was my impression of you based on what you post here.

For clarification: lots of "very reputable security people" can also be total dicks. Hacker elitism does not encourage thoughtfulness.

As an industry we are a pretty awful people.