1. UE sends a location privacy setting data update request (for example, a privacy setting update request) to an AMF or an LMF by using a RAN, where the location privacy setting data update request carries location privacy setting data. Correspondingly, the AMF or the LMF receives the location privacy setting data update request from the UE.
2. The AMF or the LMF sends an update message (for example, Nudm_UECM_update) to a visited GMLC (V-GMLC), where the update message carries the location privacy setting data reported by the UE. Correspondingly, the V-GMLC receives the update message from the AMF or the LMF.
3. The V-GMLC sends an update message (for example, Nudm_UECM_update) to a home GMLC (H-GMLC), where the update message carries the location privacy setting data reported by the UE. Correspondingly, the H-GMLC receives the update message from the V-GMLC.