When operating properly, the monitors constantly sample the air and send data to EPA headquarters, where computers monitor the data and alert officials to unusual readings.
Since this elaborate electronic hoax is an embarrassment to the university at a level, will athletic departments create red flag words and phrases that alert the school of illicit conversations and then monitor player electronic communications like cell phone and computer data?
In the wake of Sunday's waves, there have been calls to set up a system that would monitor the Indian Ocean for undersea quakes and alert the countries around its rim.
The app will monitor the driving habits of teens, pinpoint their location, and alert parents when certain infractions are made or speed limits are exceeded.
If schools are going to monitor public streams, they might be wise to use word-based alert systems to flag particular posts rather than having administrators looking at ever single public tweet.