This paper presents an analysis of media articles and publicly available documents on one of Austria’s first nationwide surveillance systems in operation that makes use of image processing, pattern recognition technology: the “Automatic Toll Sticker Checks” on Austrian motorways. A recurring narrative makes the camera, not the silent image processing algorithms (IPAs), the centre of attention. IPAs and their inevitable uncertainties are completely disregarded and “smartboxed” in favour of the special camera that appears as magic technology. As such, the ready-made smart box is not contested at all. Instead, its economic success and standing as a moral agent is emphasised.

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是相机！特殊之一：监视技术的媒体表示中图像处理算法的智能装箱及其不确定性

本文介绍了有关奥地利首个正在运行的全国性监视系统之一的媒体文章和公开文件的分析，该系统使用图像处理，模式识别技术：奥地利高速公路上的“自动收费标签检查”。反复出现的叙述使摄影机而不是静默图像处理算法（IPA）成为关注的焦点。IPA及其不可避免的不确定性被完全忽略，并“智能化”，以出现为魔术技术的特殊相机为佳。因此，现成的智能盒子完全没有争议。相反，强调了其经济上的成功和作为道德主体的地位。