Carnivore was an electronic eavesdropping software system implemented by the FBI during the Clinton administration; it was designed to monitor <answer>email and electronic communications</answer>. After prolonged negative coverage in the press, the FBI changed the name of its system from "Carnivore" to "DCS1000." DCS is reported to stand for "Digital Collection System"; the system has the same functions as before. The Associated Press reported in mid-January 2005 that the FBI essentially abandoned the use of Carnivore in 2001, in favor of commercially available software, such as NarusInsight.
What did Carnivore monitor?
email and electronic communications