Is MetaTrader phoning home?

Trading Systems Expert Advisors and Automated Trading
1

Hello,

is MetaTrader connecting/sending any data to its programmers MetaQuotes?
Or are your EAs codes available for your broker while trading with MetaTrader?

Regards

2

No, EA runs on MT4 terminal as executable (*.ex4) format. Broker gets only signal to open/close/modify positions as like manual trading.