It is somewhat one-sided, but not completely: Citizens for example have been able to track the classified X-37 missions due to advances in optics and technolog

It is somewhat one-sided, but not completely: Citizens for example have been able to track the classified X-37 missions due to advances in optics and technology. Electronic files have made it easier for whistleblowers to exfiltrate large amounts of data. That would likely be much more difficult with physical files. It is much harder for governments to hide their behavior now that every citizen has a high-res camera in their pocket capable of real-time streaming to a wide audience. It is much easier for citizens to communicate and organize. Even if the government backdoors popular communication apps, mesh networking and endpoint encryption are still possible (I.E. Firechat).