WASHINGTON, Jan 22 Joe Biden may have to find another way to stay fit at the White House, as experts worry the president’s Peloton interactive fitness bike could create security risks. Some of Peloton’s top features internet connectivity, a camera and microphone that allow users to.
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
Synopsis
A Peloton, priced around $2,500 apiece have tablets attached, enabling riders to livestream or take on-demand classes and communicate with one another
New York Times
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 could have to give up Peloton over security concerns
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21/01/2021 - 19:51 2 min
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Joe Biden may have to find another way to stay fit at the White House, as experts worry the president s Peloton interactive fitness bike could create security risks.
Some of Peloton s top features internet connectivity, a camera and microphone that allow users to participate in live classes could prove problematic for White House security, experts explained to US media.
According to The New York Times, Biden began his days at the family home in Delaware with an exercise routine that included weights, a treadmill and a Peloton exercise bike.
Biden s Peloton exercise bike may be a security risk
Updated / Friday, 22 Jan 2021
07:53
Joe Biden began his days at the family home in Delaware with an exercise routine that included weights, a treadmill and a Peloton exercise bike
Joe Biden may have to find another way to stay fit at the White House, as experts worry the president s Peloton interactive fitness bike could create security risks.
Some of Peloton s top features - internet connectivity, a camera and microphone that allow users to participate in live classes - could prove problematic for White House security, experts explained to US media.
According to The New York Times, Mr Biden began his days at the family home in Delaware with an exercise routine that included weights, a treadmill and a Peloton exercise bike.