Forget the legality altogether. The fact that they need real world validation of any form should be alarming in itself. Never forget how hard it is to resolve any issue - even falsely flagged ones - resolved with Google's support. Do you really need such a gatekeeper?

Exactly. When the laws become antihuman and lawmakers absolutely corrupt, it is obeying those laws that is the true crime.

This is no longer true. Copies of IDs are legal in Germany as long as certain conditions are met, which aren't particularly onerous.

Like Google cares. There will be a 5-10 year long court case, and Google will be forced to pay a few billion. That will be it.

Maybe the person who made a copy and sent it, will have to pay the fine?