Privacy protection capabilities

1. An apparatus associated with a subscription device, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, and the at least one processor, with the at least one memory and the computer program code, being arranged to cause the apparatus to at least:

receive a capability indication indicating that a visited network is capable of applying one or more privacy protections;

check if the subscription device is capable of applying at least one of the one or more privacy protections;

in an instance the subscription device is capable of applying at least one of the one or more privacy protections, select one of the one or more privacy protections which the subscription device is capable of applying as the applied privacy protection;

instruct the subscription device to indicate the applied privacy protection to the visited network; and

instruct the subscription device to provide a protected subscription identifier to the visited network, wherein the protected subscription identifier is based on a permanent subscription identifier protected according to the applied privacy protection.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the protecting according to the applied privacy protection comprises providing a pseudonym representative of the permanent subscription identifier.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the protecting according to the applied privacy protection comprises encrypting the permanent subscription identifier by a key.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein either the key is received from the visited network or the key is received from a home network.

5. An apparatus associated with a subscription device, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, and the at least one processor, with the at least one memory and the computer program code, being arranged to cause the apparatus to:

instruct the subscription device to provide a capability indication to a visited network, wherein the capability indication indicates one or more privacy protections of which the subscription device is capable;

receive an indication of an applied privacy protection from the visited network; and

instruct the subscription device to provide a protected subscription identifier to the visited network, wherein the protected subscription identifier is based on a permanent subscription identifier protected according to the applied privacy protection.

6. An apparatus associated with a mobility entity, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, and the at least one processor, with the at least one memory and the computer program code, being arranged to cause the apparatus to:

instruct the mobility entity to provide a capability indication to a subscription device, wherein the capability indication indicates one or more privacy protections of which the mobility entity is capable;

receive a first indication of an applied privacy protection from the subscription device; and

instruct the mobility entity to handle a protected subscription identifier according to the applied privacy protection, wherein the protected subscription identifier is received from the subscription device.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the handling according to the selected privacy protection comprises

determining a home subscription server indicated in the protected subscription identifier;

forwarding the protected subscription identifier to the home subscription server.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one processor, with the at least one memory and the computer program code, being arranged to cause the apparatus to further perform

instructing the mobility entity to forward a second indication of the applied privacy protection to the home subscription server.

9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the handling according to the applied privacy protection comprises forwarding the protected subscription identifier to a predetermined visited subscription server.

10. An apparatus associated with a mobility entity, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, and the at least one processor, with the at least one memory and the computer program code, being arranged to cause the apparatus to:

receive a capability indication from a subscription device, wherein the capability indication indicates one or more privacy protections of which the subscription device is capable;

check if the mobility entity is capable of applying at least one of the one or more privacy protections;

in an instance the mobility entity is capable of applying at least one of the one or more privacy protections, select one of the one or more privacy protections of which the mobility entity is capable as the applied privacy protection;

instruct the mobility entity to provide a first indication of an applied privacy protection to the subscription device; and

instruct the mobility entity to handle a protected subscription identifier according to the applied privacy protection, wherein the protected subscription identifier is received from the subscription device.

11. A method, comprising:

receiving a capability indication indicating that a visited network is capable of applying one or more privacy protections;

checking if the subscription device is capable of applying at least one of the one or more privacy protections;

in an instance the subscription device is capable of applying at least one of the one or more privacy protections, selecting one of the one or more privacy protections of which the subscription device is capable as the applied privacy protection;

instructing the subscription device to indicate an applied privacy protection to the visited network; and

instructing the subscription device to provide a protected subscription identifier to the visited network, wherein the protected subscription identifier is based on a permanent subscription identifier protected according to the applied privacy protection.

12. A method, comprising:

instructing a subscription device to provide a capability indication to a visited network, wherein the capability indication indicates one or more privacy protections of which the subscription device is capable;

receiving an indication of an applied privacy protection from the visited network; and

instructing the subscription device to provide a protected subscription identifier to the visited network, wherein the protected subscription identifier is based on a permanent subscription identifier protected according to the applied privacy protection.