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kornhole
After setting up pfBlockerNG, I realized that my partner's Peloton was contacting different ad networks many times per minute 24/7. (mobile-collector.newrelic.com api.segment.io sessions.bugsnag.com) It is the most actively blocked device on my network now on a VLAN of its own in case it is probing my network. I still worry that it is recording our conversations. I feel sorry for people who own these, do not realize this, and do not have a good adblocker firewall.
swamp_cypress
An exercise machine... contacting different ad networks many times per minute 24/7 ... probing my network ... recording our conversations ... adblocker firewall

Throw that trash out

throwawaynor88
So Pelotons are like smart TVs? Do they work without internet? What do they use internet for other than spying?

Does it have a mic?

kornhole
It is an Android device that uses internet to show videos. It has a speaker and probably a mic. The things we put up with for love..
ianschmitz
Those URLs aren’t ad networks.
kornhole
They may just be data collectors, but I did not analyze the encrypted traffic. They are called every minute even when nobody is in the saddle. DNS block does not impair the functionality. So I assume as did the maintainers of the block lists that they are collecting data unnecessary to user functionality.