0 sats \ 1 reply \ @kepford 11 Nov 2023 \ parent \ on: Signal Messenger Testing Usernames to Replace Phone Numbers tech
It is different. It has flaws like those you mention but you are over simplifying incorrectly.
it does have differences that make it better than all the other phone number based systems
still better to avoid anything that collects phone numbers though
if you must use Signal servers, it's best to use Molly as the client, and a throwaway or virtual phone number