Privacy issues in m2m

An MTC device that communicates with an MTC server through a network, the MTC device comprising:

• an including unit that includes, in a message to be transmitted to the MTC server, a field to indicate whether the message contains privacy sensitive information;
• and
• a sending unit that sends the message to the MTC server through the network.

A node forming a network that relays traffic between an MTC device and an MTC server, the node comprising:

• a receiving unit that receives from the MTC device a message to be transmitted to the MTC server, the message including a field to indicate whether the message contains privacy sensitive information;
• and
• a verifying unit that verifies, based on the field, whether the message contains the privacy sensitive information.

11-33. (canceled)

A method of controlling a system that includes an MTC device, an MTC server, and a network, the method comprising:

• sending, by the MTC device, a message to the MTC server via the network;
• and
• verifying, by the network, whether the message contains privacy sensitive information.