The article doesn't really justify the thrust of the headline, there's no support of the 'fear all new technology'. Sci-fi shows certain things as technology run rampant sure (Transcendence comes to mind), but it often shows the effects of a societal problem. Using the Hunger Games, which they mention, there's plenty of far flung technology but the dystopia boils down to a wealthy elite exploiting a lower class that they've subjugated through a bloody war.

Do people really fear new technology? The last real story of fear I can really remember was the LHC and the concerns about black holes, and that was a tiny minority that were given far more media exposure than they deserved. Maybe the Glasshole thing, and fear of decreasing privacy, but that's also a fairly tiny percentage. Most people seem pretty happy when a new technology comes along that improves their life.