I have Mac PC, in which I have created a Windows partition and have installed Windows using Boot Camp.

If I log in to the Mac OS, I can read all the files from the Windows partition from Mac. If I compare the same scenario from within Windows, Windows claims to secure a user's private files (stored in My Documents for instance) from other users with equal or less privilege.

I was expecting to see the same protection from Mac as well. I was expecting an error message in Mac to show that these files are inaccessible, if I try to see or open them.

Can someone explain if my perception is right or am I missing something?