New Business: Domestic Drone Detectors?Nicholas West However, as civil libertarians continue to do battle with a government dead-set on testing the U.S. Constitution, domestic drone use is taking other forms. A wide variety of public and private companies real estate agents, media outlets, or just drone enthusiasts are literally testing the boundaries of drone flight and potential for spying without detection. Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. According to U.S News, John Franklin believes he has an answer for at least alerting people about a drone entering their personal space: enter the DroneShield. Franklin is an aerospace engineer based in Washington D.C. who has initiated his project through Indiegogo. His project already has exceeded his financing target after just a few days. According to the DroneShield project site, Franklin seeks to offer his creation for a retail price of $69 and perhaps even lower. Franklin explains his motivation for creating the DroneShield: There are some limitations, however. DroneShield will only be capable of detecting mid-sized drones flying within the immediate vicinity, as opposed to larger drones which fly at altitudes that could not be detected. It also will not be able to detect the increasingly minaturized drones that are modeled after insects, such as Robobee,or the potentially lethal nano-drone Micro Air Vehicles shown in the Air Force video below. While Franklins invention would not be the first to attempt to mitigate the potential for drone surveillance, he seeks to offer the least expensive option. Regardless of DroneShields ultimate success, there clearly is interest in offering people ways to combat the threat of pervasive and undetected surveillance. John Franklin has taken an important step that will perhaps inspire others to build off of his concept. If you know of any othersimilarproducts or projects, please leave your comments below, or contact us via activistpost at gmail.com and we would be happy to feature your concept or invention. For more information, DroneShield technical specifications, or to contribute to DroneShield please visit the Indiegogo funding page here:http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/droneshield/ Article source: Other sources: Read other articles by Nicholas West Here 