Early in my career I worked at a company that stored customer credit card numbers in clear text in the database. When I learned of PCI compliance, I naively ema

Early in my career I worked at a company that stored customer credit card numbers in clear text in the database. When I learned of PCI compliance, I naively emailed my manager some links on the topic and a note that we might not be in compliance. I was promptly rebuked for leaving a paper trail.