For a certain type of parent, no. They see immorality and demons behind every planter and think every other person in the world is out to snatch their kid. I definitely had classmates in my school days who were not afforded any privacy at all - diaries couldn't be locked, journals were read through, any electronic records got read and gone over, etc.

Unsurprisingly, a large number of these people have grown up to be intensely private in their personal lives, and it's incredibly difficult to pick the mask apart from the person even if you're incredibly close. They won't share any thought because their own thoughts were the only privacy they could have.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Even the cultural milieu of that combined with having a reason to hide gave me damage because I was on edge that my privacy might be being invaded without my knowledge

[–] LeapSecond@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

I feel this can be even worse when it's not obvious the parents are going through their stuff. Kids will know they're being watched but not necessarily how. This can really fuck with your head.