Method and Device for Truncating Location Information

A method in a first device for informing a second device that an identity associated with the first device is at a certain location, the method comprising:

• obtaining information about the location of the first device;
• and
• broadcasting, via a device to device (D2D) communication, a message to be received by the second device, wherein the message includes the location information and an identity information associated with a user of the first device, and wherein the location information is transmitted on a first communications resource and the identity information is transmitted on a second communications resource.

A method in a second device for being informed by a first device that an identity associated with the first device is at a certain location, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a device to device (D2D) communication, a message broadcast from the first device, wherein the message includes the location information and an identity information associated with a user of the first device, and wherein the location information is received on a first communications resource and the identity information is received on a second communications resource.

A first device for informing a second device that an identity associated with the first device is at a certain location, the first device comprising:

• an obtaining unit configured to obtain information about the location of the first device;
• and
• a broadcasting unit configured to broadcast via a device to device (D2D) communication, a message to be received by the second device, wherein the message includes the location information and an identity information associated with a user of the first device, and wherein the location information is transmitted on a first communications resource and the user identity is transmitted on a second communications resource.

A second device for being informed by a first device that an identity associated with the first device is at a certain location, the second device comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive a message broadcast via a device to device, (D2D) communication, from the first device, wherein the message includes location information and an identity information associated with a user of the first device, and wherein the location information is received on a first communications resource and the user identity is received on a second communications resource.