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Re:Encrypted email is still a pain by cpach on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @08:01AM (#13643194)
”But that's the case with Signal et al as well isn’t it?”

No.

”Because your phone will be connecting to Signal’s servers, your cellular carrier can determine whether or not you are using the service. However, your carrier cannot gather any information about the individuals or groups with whom you are communicating.”

Source: https://github.com/WhisperSystems/Signal-iOS/wiki/FAQ#what-a...

Re:Encrypted email is still a pain by lmm on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @09:58AM (#13643869)
Right, but Signal's servers see who you're communicating with, and they're the equivalent of the intermediate mail servers here.