<ul><li>Researchers have conducted a literature review to examine the extent to which usable privacy and security (UPS) research samples were skewed towards WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) countries.</li><li>The UPS field exhibits a greater skew towards WEIRD countries compared to the human-computer interaction (HCI) field.</li><li>The skew may be attributed to geographic and linguistic barriers in study and recruitment methods, as well as the lack of reporting participant demographics.</li><li>To improve geographic diversity, suggestions include encouraging replication studies, addressing methodological barriers, and focusing on non-WEIRD populations in UPS research.</li></ul>

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