I feel the same way and just had that decision reaffirmed to me last month by a guy who's business is buying income properties. He didn't want to make a copy of his ID, but fortunately had already emailed a copy to title. (I didn't comment on my belief that emailing is also risky - perhaps more so.) He's been through identity theft before, and as I've long suspected, he commented on remembering that a notary he'd dealt with had made a copy of his ID. (And he's not the first I've met with who has had a similar experience.)
If people aren't willing to make a hard copy to be returned with the signed docs, I let them know it's my policy to not have copies of people's IDs on any of my devices. I'm always happy to put them in direct contact with the title co, if they aren't already. I haven't had any push-back on that policy that I can recall, either from borrowers or title companies.
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