Security researchers wanted to probe an LG smart TV for vulnerabilities, but the device's terms and conditions explicitly forbade such testing. To get around the legal restriction, they got drunk before setting up the TV, reasoning that a person who is intoxicated cannot be legally bound by an agreement they accepted in that state.
The approach is as much a commentary on the state of consumer security as it is a party trick. Smart TVs are increasingly powerful and internet-connected, yet their end-user license agreements often criminalise or expose researchers to liability for trying to find flaws. The researchers' solution was to exploit a loophole in contract law rather than in software.
The podcast report does not say whether the hack itself succeeded or what vulnerabilities were found. What it does show is the absurd lengths researchers must go to when legal terms, rather than technical skill, become the primary obstacle to security testing.