Airports in both Canada and the UK will soon deploy controversial full body scanning x-ray machines to enhance security, reports the Toronto Star. The devices, which provide a near-naked view of the human body to reveal weapons and other security threats, will be installed at 44 Canadian airports with the first eight machines in place by March. In the UK officials hope to have the first scanners in use at London's Heathrow Airport by the end of January, but the initiative may be slowed by fears that the devices may be considered sexually exploitative of children. The group Action on Rights for Children believes it may be a criminal offense if the machines generate an image of a person under the age of 18.
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