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ANPRs are very popular and common in the EU. More so than in the US, even.

• NitpickLawyer 1y ago
  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.
• jeroenhd 1y ago
  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.
  • DaSHacka 1y ago
    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.
  • infecto 1y ago
    EU is the birthplace of this type of tech usage.