South Africa: Mobile Phone Data Is Useful in Coronavirus Battle. but Are People Protected Enough?

[The Conversation Africa] Tracking people infected with COVID-19 has become an important weapon in global responses to combatting the virus. Through the use of geo-location, mobile technology offers a simple solution for tracing people possibly exposed to COVID-19. With big data analytics there is the potential for tracking the pandemic's spread, and employing analytics to forecast future patterns of contagion.