The metadata was or probably still is being collected from the notifications on the phone. So while Signal itself didn’t leak data the notification popup was. The sender wouldn’t have a popup, but the receiver might. Thus sending to the reporter vs receiving from the reporter would matter.
The metadata was or probably still is being collected from the notifications on the phone. So while Signal itself didn’t leak data the notification popup was. The sender wouldn’t have a popup, but the receiver might. Thus sending to the reporter vs receiving from the reporter would matter.
I should have worded that part more clearly.