A method of operating a remote view system with privacy protection, the method comprising: receiving, via a first transceiver and a first antenna of an electronic control unit of a vehicle, a request from a remote device for one or more images of a vehicle interior; receiving, with the electronic control unit, the one or more images of the vehicle interior captured by a camera located in the vehicle interior; determining, via a second transceiver and a second antenna of the electronic control unit, whether a privacy key is located within the vehicle interior; determining, with the electronic control unit, whether one or more occupants are located within the vehicle interior based on the one or more images of the vehicle interior; retrieving, with the electronic control unit, the privacy settings of the vehicle interior stored in memory; responsive to determining that the privacy key and the one or more occupants are located within the vehicle interior, generating, with the electronic control unit, one or more privacy images based on the one or more images of the vehicle interior and the privacy settings of the vehicle interior; and controlling the first transceiver to transmit the one or more privacy images to the remote device via the first antenna, wherein said privacy key is at least one of a smart phone, a key fob, a tablet, a smart watch or a wireless device that is registered as a privacy key in the memory of the electronic control unit and that can be detected by the electronic control unit, and wherein said privacy images include an image of the vehicle interior with varying degrees of censorship, wherein depending on the privacy settings, the electronic control unit generates one or more privacy images by censoring one or more portions of the one or more images that contain the one or more occupants to varying degrees. receiving, via a first transceiver and a first antenna of an electronic control unit of a vehicle, a request from a remote device for one or more images of a vehicle interior; receiving, with the electronic control unit, the one or more images of the vehicle interior captured by a camera located in the vehicle interior; determining, via a second transceiver and a second antenna of the electronic control unit, whether a privacy key is located within the vehicle interior; determining, with the electronic control unit, whether one or more occupants are located within the vehicle interior based on the one or more images of the vehicle interior; retrieving, with the electronic control unit, the privacy settings of the vehicle interior stored in memory; responsive to determining that the privacy key and the one or more occupants are located within the vehicle interior, generating, with the electronic control unit, one or more privacy images based on the one or more images of the vehicle interior and the privacy settings of the vehicle interior; and controlling the first transceiver to transmit the one or more privacy images to the remote device via the first antenna, wherein said privacy key is at least one of a smart phone, a key fob, a tablet, a smart watch or a wireless device that is registered as a privacy key in the memory of the electronic control unit and that can be detected by the electronic control unit, and wherein said privacy images include an image of the vehicle interior with varying degrees of censorship, wherein depending on the privacy settings, the electronic control unit generates one or more privacy images by censoring one or more portions of the one or more images that contain the one or more occupants to varying degrees. <EOS>