I think it's wrong to say that technology can't affect societal problems. Isn't all encryption technology a workaround for the societal problem of maintaining p

I think it's wrong to say that technology can't affect societal problems. Isn't all encryption technology a workaround for the societal problem of maintaining privacy? As another specific (but admittedly contentious) example, consider how Uber supplanted the taxi monopoly with a technological workaround.