A study by the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) released on Sunday revealed that less than half, or 49 per cent, of Singapore residents are agreeable to having their mobile phone data tracked without their consent. It also noted that part of the reason for the slow adoption of the TraceTogether app, which aids in contract-tracing efforts, was its heavy toll on the users’ phone battery. The government had said earlier this month that the use of TraceTogether and SafeEntry needs to be in place before June 1, when the circuit breaker ends, and that it is working with Apple and Google to make the app more effective. Ms Teo Yi-Ling, a Senior Fellow at RSIS said the concern about functionality is practical. “Use must not be onerous or difficult, because that’s a market fail right there,” she added.