Yes, they are the key tech behind "average speed enforcement zones", where you get ticketed for speeding based on your "entry/exit" timestamps on a section of road.
The linked new articles talk about some private company selling camera access to law enforcement. I don't think that's a popular setup in the EU, EU law enforcement/traffic authorities seems more likely to run the cameras themselves.
In the US, it's because of our protections that, ironically, we're at this point. This is essentially laundering the 4th Amendment through private industry, which has been a masaive issue for many years now.
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