South Africa, Dec. 21 -- Track-and-trace applications are being rolled out around the world to contain the spread of Covid-19, but how much privacy will we have to sacrifice in the fight to stay alive? Jason Kpodo-Tay, digital campaign manager at iProspect, Ghana, asks...

Working from home, social distancing and masking up have become the new normal globally in the fight against Covid-19. During this ongoing public health crisis, technological innovations are playing a key role in collating and disseminating data that inform the decisions of both governments and citizens.

One such innovation is contact-tracing apps, which elevate the manual, tried-and-trusted contact-tracing process into a faster and easier one. These apps show Covid-19...