The queen: a living lesson in privacy management

In the process of publishing and promoting our everyday activities and opinions, we potentially expose ourselves to identity theft and, even more subversively, the shrinkage of our private thinking space.

As a result, we may unwittingly compromise our self-respect and the respect others have for us. If not outright contempt, familiarity can certainly breed complacency.

Perhaps we should withdraw a little more, thus potentially allowing our opinions to carry more weight when we do have something to share.

The Queen has demonstrated that one can be accessible to the outside world, without pandering to rampant voyeurism. In this, as in so much else, she has set a fine example for us all.