5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, part of a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle, having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for processing text messages sent to the telematics unit, the processor-executable instructions comprising instructions for: receiving a text message via a network; detecting that the text message includes a privacy indicator, wherein detecting that the text message includes a privacy indicator comprises detecting that the text message contains a predetermined character string; and processing the text message based on the privacy indicator, wherein the processing of a text message including a privacy indicator is different from processing of a text message that does not include a privacy indicator.
5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, part of a telematics unit of a telematics-equipped vehicle, having processor-executable instructions stored thereon for processing text messages sent to the telematics unit, the processor-executable instructions comprising instructions for: receiving a text message via a network; detecting that the text message includes a privacy indicator, wherein detecting that the text message includes a privacy indicator comprises detecting that the text message contains a predetermined character string; and processing the text message based on the privacy indicator, wherein the processing of a text message including a privacy indicator is different from processing of a text message that does not include a privacy indicator. 6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein processing the text message based on the privacy indicator comprises: converting the text message into audio; and utilizing a subset of speakers of the vehicle to play the audio so as to direct the audio to an occupant of the vehicle.