This is a place with significant cultural differences. I can't imagine my parents wanting me to be locked out, and I can't imagine wanting my children to be lo

This is a place with significant cultural differences. I can't imagine my parents wanting me to be locked out, and I can't imagine wanting my children to be locked out. Things like personal correspondence usually stop being private once someone is deceased, and indeed, are one of the few ways to get you know your ancestors. I'm not American by birth, but I've lived in America long enough to understand both values. I don't think either way is better, but this strong emphasis on privacy (with family) is a very Western phenomenon. In most places, families have far fewer internal secrets. What's especially odd is how much more Google and other corporations are allowed to know about Americans than families. For me, it's backwards.