Once upon a time, actually most of the time, during the regular exploration of second life, somebody enters somebody else's home, click an object, try a poseball, trigger some hidden script… you know, nothing damaging, just exploration. Our world is pretty clean and hard to damage so most of those cases stay unnoticed.
Sometimes, though, our Goldilocks stay AFK on the scene or home-owning bears show up… and there the drama start.
We also know of the cases that can be considered harder. Like rezzing into your home to witness a young couple having lots of fun in your bed poseballs.
Both sides have their arguments. Home is home, it's private space, keep out if not invited. On the other hand, hardly that Goldilocks will leave dirty sheets after them. Unless bear accidentally shows up, and there is no security script logging the visitors, it's like nothing ever happened.
Sure, that story extends to how we perceive second life. For some, home is personal space which makes it sacred. For others, it all "just digital" and no big deal. And they will hardly come on the same grounds. Rarely they will find out that they are both exaggerating. If somebody find their home personal, it doesn't matter what you think about it, respect it and go away. And if the kids find your place amusing and cozy while you were not there, chase them but don't scream around, they meant no harm.
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