{"id":12195,"date":"2023-11-09T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/09\/optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed\/"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:37:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T13:37:30","slug":"optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/09\/optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Optus went down and the smart lights came on. And then Marayke was stranded in bed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Optus outage was devastating for people with disability like Marayke Jonkers who rely on internet-assisted technology for life\u2019s essentials<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Marayke Jonkers first realised something was wrong when all her bedroom lights turned on early in the morning. All the devices in the Paralympian\u2019s home are smart \u2013 they need the internet to work. When the internet went down, the lights went on and she couldn\u2019t turn them off.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s Optus outage left her trapped in bed, unable to contact a support worker, with no access to food or water, and no idea what was going on. Jonkers \u2013 a paratriathlete, a Paralympic swimmer and the co-vice-president of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) \u2013 couldn\u2019t get support until Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2023\/nov\/10\/optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/b28645f5ad653ed2ac49fb9e06c200d07bb0c605\/582_0_2850_1711\/master\/2850.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=204ee76b0cda1e3a049aad1d56f30120\" title=\"Optus went down and the smart lights came on. And then Marayke was stranded in bed\" \/>The Optus outage was devastating for people with disability like Marayke Jonkers who rely on internet-assisted technology for life\u2019s essentials<br \/>\nGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>Marayke Jonkers first realised something was wrong when all her bedroom lights turned on early in the morning. All the devices in the Paralympian\u2019s home are smart \u2013 they need the internet to work. When the internet went down, the lights went on and she couldn\u2019t turn them off.<br \/>\nWednesday\u2019s Optus outage left her trapped in bed, unable to contact a support worker, with no access to food or water, and no idea what was going on. Jonkers \u2013 a paratriathlete, a Paralympic swimmer and the co-vice-president of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) \u2013 couldn\u2019t get support until Thursday morning. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Optus outage was devastating for people with disability like Marayke Jonkers who rely on internet-assisted technology for life\u2019s essentials Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Marayke Jonkers first realised something was wrong when all her bedroom lights turned on early in the morning. All the devices in &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/09\/optus-went-down-and-the-smart-lights-came-on-and-then-marayke-was-stranded-in-bed\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Optus went down and the smart lights came on. 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