Fig. 5

Linear relationships between the predictor variables with people’s privacy concerns, perceived social benefits, and acceptance across the study areas: a–c the linear relationships between people’s perceived social tightness with their privacy concerns, perceived social benefits, and acceptance; d–f the linear relationships between people’s vertical individualism with their privacy concerns, perceived social benefits, and acceptance; g–i the linear relationships between people’s horizontal individualism with their privacy concerns, perceived social benefits, and acceptance