# Emerging Tech (with Matthew Feeney) **URL:** **By** Paul Matzko, Matthew Feeney, Aaron Ross Powell **Published:** October 19, 2018 --- Free Thoughts meets Building Tomorrow with special guests Matthew Feeney \& Paul Matzko as we discuss whether or not to fear emerging tech. Like economic policy, it can be hard to judge the relative freedom of tech policy. Depending on the tech policy we are referring to, the United States is _still_ a massive hub and innovator. That is not to say that we do not have current regulations that may inhibit innovation of certain emerging tech sectors. Naturally, with new technology, comes fear of the unknown and we have to make sure that we do not succumb to those fears. Listening to fears could result in limiting our ability to develop the tech to the fullest extent. How do we address the federalism question when it comes to tech policy? When it comes to emerging tech, are we forced to imagine threats? Should we be concerned about the level of pervasive private surveillance? What threat do Amazon, Google, and Facebook pose since they centralize our data? ## Further Reading: [Permissionless Innovation](https://www.amazon.com/Permissionless-Innovation-Continuing-Comprehensive-Technological/dp/0989219348), written by Adam Thierer [Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology](https://www.amazon.com/Technopoly-Surrender-Technology-Neil-Postman/dp/0679745408), written by Neil Postman [Of Rockets and Robotics: The Regulation of Emerging Aerial Technology](https://www.cato.org/events/of-rockets-and-robotics), The Cato Institute ## Related Content: [Killer Drones or Delivery Drones](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/building-tomorrow/killer-drones-or-delivery-drones), Building Tomorrow Podcast [Is China beating the U.S. at Innovation?](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/building-tomorrow/is-china-beating-the-u-s-at-innovation), Building Tomorrow Podcast [https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/welcome-sharing-economy](https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/free-thoughts/welcome-to-the-sharing-economy), Free Thoughts Podcast [In the Economy of the Future, You Won’t Own Your Kitchen](https://www.libertarianism.org/publications/essays/what-tomorrow-could-look), written by Pamela J. Hobart