SolarWinds, COVID-19, Zoom, Big Tech, Social Media, Elon Musk, 5G, Amazon • SolarWinds, the biggest case of cyber-espionage yet. • COVID-19 and the dramatic effect of it on the tech industry. •  How effective has Contact Tracing been? •  The brilliance of mRNA for the vaccine. •  Will WFH be permanent going forward? •  The "real" threat of TikTok. •  Facebook's attack on Apple. •  The benefactors of COVID-19. •  The many times big tech went to Washington. •  How Section 230 could change the Internet. •  5G and the promises that haven't been fulfilled. •  How Intel lost ground to ARM. •  The many products released during 2020. •  A summary of predictions for 2021. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Jeff Jarvis, Paul Thurrott, Steve Gibson This Week in Tech episode 802 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/802 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Join our TWiT Community on Discourse: https://www.twit.community/ Follow us: https://twit.tv/ https://twitter.com/TWiT https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce over 30 hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, This Week in Google, Windows Weekly, Security Now, All About Android, and more.