In a separate survey question, 46% of respondents said the authorities should have open access to data about social network users to prevent organized criminal activity.
With support for encryption, the solution is especially convenient for users who want to ensure the security of this data when they connect to an open, unsecured network.
Created by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee and Nigel Shadbolt, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton, the institute has announced support from the Omidyar Network and from the World Bank, to help collect evidence globally on the benefits of opendata and train senior people who will lead opendata initiatives in developing countries.