Answer the questions at the end based on the text.

(CNN) -- We've all done things in our past we might prefer the general public not talk about, but only the lucky few get to be the targets of whole industries dedicated to digging those things up.

Targets like celebrities.

Politicians.

And apparently CEOs, that is if the abrupt resignation of Mozilla's new chief Brendan Eich is any indication.

For many, the story of Eich -- who stepped down this week amid criticism of his contribution to a 2008 initiative to ban same-sex marriage-- is one of freedom of speech trampled by the intolerant.

I don't see it that way.

Don't get me wrong; to paraphrase Voltaire, I disagree with Eich's views on marriage equality but will defend to the death his First Amendment right to express them. But as I've written in the past, the First Amendment doesn't protect him, Mozilla, or anyone else from others' using their First Amendment right to signal their disapproval.

To me, Eich's case is about the power of information, and how -- with technology, 24-hour news and social media- -everyone's past is just a hashtag away from being the present.

Sometimes this is a good thing for the public, like the digging up of David Duke's KKK past as he attempted to climb the political ladder. Sometimes the information is significant, but used mainly to score points against a political opponent, as in the GOP's escalation of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky saga. But more often than not it's about gossip to sell magazines or get clicks on a website.

1. Who was a CEO?
2. Of what company?
3. Was he fired?
4. How did he leave?
5. What did he contribute to?
6. Wanting to do what?
7. Did the author agree with his thoughts on this matter?
8. But what did the author think he should be able to do?
9. Which is protected by what?
10. Does that also protect people who don't agree with him?
11. Who was a part of the KKK?
12. What was he trying to do?
13. Who else has been exposed?
14. Who increased the attention on that?
15. How can people share things that happened in the past?

Numbered answers:
1. Brendan Eich
2. Mozilla's
3. No
4. resigned
5. a 2008 initiative
6. to ban same-sex marriage
7. No
8. his right to express them.
9. First Amendment
10. Technically yes, but author doesn't think so.
11. David Duke
12. climb the political ladder
13. Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky
14. the GOP's
15. with technology