The law makes as little or much sense in the Internet age as in any other age. Pre-internet, you'd be just as barred from working on files or reports or whateve

The law makes as little or much sense in the Internet age as in any other age. Pre-internet, you'd be just as barred from working on files or reports or whatever you might have in your home as you are from checking your work email. Casually breaking the law just leaves more of a trail in the Internet age and is thus a larger risk-surface vs. "No, really, I didn't make notes on the Foo-report during the shutdown".