“Border Patrol” by David Rokeby and Paul Garrin received an Award of Distinction in the Interactive Art category of the Prix Ars Electronica 1997.
In "Border Patrol", Paul Garrin and David Rokeby deal with the conflict between technology as instrument of control and power on one side and a public controlled by technology on the other side.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.