Method and system for providing privacy protection in preparation for a phone call between a vehicle occupant and a remote conversation partner

A system for providing privacy protection in preparation for a phone call between a vehicle occupant of a vehicle and a remote conversation partner, the system comprising:

• an occupant detection system configured to detect additional listeners inside the vehicle;
• and
• a telecommunication system configured to receive a call request for the phone call between the vehicle occupant and the remote conversation partner, the phone call being an outgoing call or an incoming call,
• wherein the telecommunication system is configured to send a notification to the remote conversation partner prior to establishment of the phone call informing the remote conversation partner about the presence of detected additional listeners,
• wherein the occupant detection system is configured to allocate an occupant status to each detected additional listener of the detected additional listeners, the occupant status defining privacy settings for respective detected additional listeners, and
• wherein the telecommunication system is configured to send the notification to the remote conversation partner depending on the allocated occupant statuses of the detected additional listeners.