> one-stop shop to know where to round up political opponents

>> Your points are, essentially, always true of all power for all time

yes, there are very famous examples of good record keeping leading to invaders or coups having an easier time killing people who they don't like.

>> Humans have frequently created systems ... as barriers to abuse

we have systems that law abiding people abide by. Again, when those people change to not-law-abiding, it is a problem that we've not solved.