When I learn about revolutions played out across the world, the recurring outcome seems to be measures to ensure citizens are not denied the means to usurp auth

When I learn about revolutions played out across the world, the recurring outcome seems to be measures to ensure citizens are not denied the means to usurp authority. Great men of the past seem to have concluded that the fundamental problem in any society is that power corrupts and the solution to a sane society is to provide citizens the means to put power in check. Just as freedom of speech, right to assemble or right to bear arms gives people the means to challenge authority, computation will be tomorrow's weapon of choice. More and more societal functions will rely on computation and those who have the means to compute will hold power. Data regulations might have good intentions, but it's a road to hell that will eventually deny citizens the right to "compute" and keep the balance of power titled.