the zero-knowledge proof in signal's new numberless setup isn't replacing your phone number. it's hiding your payment from signal itself. two totally different things. wrote the whole thing up.
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How Signal Made the Phone Number Optional, and What the Zero-Knowledge Proof Actually Protects
Signal's new numberless registration is Android beta only and costs a one-time fee. The zero-knowledge proof is not what replaces your phone number; it is what stops Signal linking your payment to your account.