Should we be afraid of technology?

Should we be afraid of technology? I think asking that question depends who you are. While I have a serious relationship with my Iphone, I wonder should I make more of an effort to drop the phone and make real conversation with somebody in front of me. Have we gotten to the stage yet where social media is the new way of communicating with each other? I am afraid that someday technology will take over. It already has taken manual jobs away from people in the form of computers. For example computers and machines  have completely taken over in most car manufacturers which is nearly like disintermediation! So in a way, cutting out the worker. Computers and machines now have the jobs that men had, assembling car parts and making a vehicle. So at what stage will this end or will it at all? People these days are becoming so consumed by their phones, Ipads and laptops and I will admit I am an Iphone junky! But I have to stop and wonder, are human relationships decreasing because of technology advances? Are businesses becoming more successful because of technology or are we outsourcing a human workforce for machines instead? Maybe there would be a lot more work out in the world if there was less technology in companies. Should we not look after our own race first? This whole idea of hacking and on-line transactions etc, is it really safe to do so? How easy is it for hackers to get our money? Recently my mother was updating the software on her Iphone. In this time a hacker was able to get into her account, take her visa details and subsequently take over a hundred euro from her account.  Hackers have broken through  Itunes which (one of the most successful music downloading sites ever) you would imagine is supposed to be  a  thoroughly secure network, and I'm sure its happened in many occasions. I definitely think we rely on technology too much. I think this can be seen especially in children and today's youth.  For example when doing research for a dissertation recently all I basically had to do was to turn on the computer and hey presto.... there was all the information I needed. Are we really learning from just a computer, or has a computer just made learning too easy. How did students do it fifty years ago? Children for example in primary schools just use calculators and Google everything. Is this learning? I think the old fashioned methods of learning should be brought back into practice. A pen and piece of paper, working out sums, talking to people in person, not through skype or a screen on a desk. So what if it takes longer at least you are positively learning the right way and you then do not need to resort to the internet for things you probably should already know!