Andre Yoskowitz
19 Oct 2010 1:00
All Google TV devices are supposed to have access to Hulu blocked but there is already a workaround available, giving early adopters access to the popular streaming site.
The relatively easy loophole consists of "changing the user agent" in the built-in Chrome browser.
Adjusting that setting is pretty simple, even for non-techie Google TV device owners.
Now that the workaround is available in the wild it is likely that the service will soon patch it. Users of Android devices running 2.2 Froyo used the same loophole earlier this year to watch Hulu content on their smartphones but Hulu tightened up security within days.
The site now uses Adobe Flash 10.1 to identify unauthorized access attempts from 2.2 users.
NewTeeVee has video of the service being blocked: