Contact tracing apps have existed before but they have become well known during the global COVID-19 pandemic. The development of digital technology has enabled apps to be used in the contact tracing process. Contact tracing apps are used to identify the infected people and their contacts. These apps have access to location data, tracking diagnoses and exposure through such data. While all of this seems promising to combat the COVID-19 virus, there are also down sides. Contact tracing apps have the risk of breach of privacy. Throughout this paper, Turkey’s “Hayat Eve Sığar” (HES) [“Life Fits into Home”] app is reviewed and the perspectives of individuals in Turkey on the app are presented and discussed. This study contributes to data and security studies and health studies, as it takes a Communication for Development (C4D) perspective by shedding more light on the effects of HES app on people in Turkey.