Washington: President-elect Joe Biden has moved into the White House facing many weighty issues: a global pandemic. A crushing recession. Racial injustice. Right-wing extremism.
But Biden’s personal weight-control and exercise regimen will face a different kind of burning question: Can he bring his Peloton bike with him?
The answer, cybersecurity experts say, is yes. Sort of. But more on that later.
What is a Peloton bike?
A Peloton, for the uninitiated, is part indoor stationary bike, part social media network. The bikes are expensive - upward of $2,500 apiece - and have tablets attached, enabling riders to livestream or take on-demand classes and communicate with one another. Each rider has a “leader board name,” a unique identifier posted on the screen alongside “output,” a measure of how hard the rider is working.
US President Joe Biden has a Peloton bike. That raises security issues at the White House
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A Peloton, priced around $2,500 apiece have tablets attached, enabling riders to livestream or take on-demand classes and communicate with one another
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The last thing the CIA wants is the Russians and the Chinese peering or listening into the White House gymnasium. Last week, Popular Mechanics warned about the security risk under the headline “Why Joe Biden Can’t Bring His Peloton to the White House.”
WASHINGTON: President-elect Joe Biden moves into the White House on Wednesday facing many weighty issues: a global pandemic. A crushing recession. Racial injustice. Right-wing extremism.
Biden has a Peloton bike. That raises issues at the White House
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg New York Times,Updated January 19, 2021, 6:35 p.m.
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WASHINGTON â President-elect Joe Biden moves into the White House on Wednesday facing many weighty issues: a global pandemic. A crushing recession. Racial injustice. Right-wing extremism.
But Bidenâs personal weight-control and exercise regimen will face a different kind of burning question: Can he bring his Peloton bike with him?
The answer, cybersecurity experts say, is yes. Sort of. But more on that later.
A Peloton, for the uninitiated, is part indoor stationary bike, part social media network. The bikes are expensive â upward of $2,500 apiece â and have tablets attached, enabling riders to livestream or take on-demand classes and communicate with one another. Each rider has a âleader board name,â a unique identifier posted on the screen alongside âoutput,â a
Joe Biden moves into the White House on Wednesday facing many weighty issues: a global pandemic. A crushing recession. Racial injustice. Right-wing extremism.