“…Public acceptance of surveillance is influenced by various factors, including privacy concerns (Dinev & Hart, 2006;Dinev, Hart, & Mullen, 2008), the perceived need for surveillance (Brown & Korff, 2009;Dutton, Guerra, Zizzo, & Peltu, 2005), and trust in the government (Trüdinger & Steckermeier, 2017). Much research as to the factors that influence public acceptance of government surveillance has been conducted in the US context; however, revelations about Edward Snowden's leaks have led to increased interest in the government surveillance perceptions of citizens in other countries (e.g., Adams Andrew, 2017a, 2017bMurata, 2017a;Murata, 2017b). There has also been little research into whether the use of privacy protections is influenced by acceptance of government surveillance and privacy concerns and to what extent national culture plays a role in influencing public acceptance of surveillance or the adoption of privacy protections.…”