  The onset of COVID-19 has led to the introduction of far-reaching digital
interventions in the interest of public health. Among these, digital contact
tracing has been proposed as a viable means of targeted control in countries
across the globe, including on the African continent. This, in turn, creates
significant ethical challenges for vulnerable communities, including LGBTQIA+
persons. In this research paper, we explore some of the ethical implications of
digital contact tracing for the LGBTQIA+ community. We refer specifically to
the digital infringement of freedoms, and ground our discussion in the
discourse of data colonisation and Big Tech. We propose a critical
intersectional feminism towards developing inclusive technology that is
decentralised and user controlled. This approach is informed by a feminist
ethics of care that emphasises multiple lived experiences.
