Former Services employees are offered to protect personal data

By speaking without specifics, how the personal data of the citizens and the submissions of violations will be presented to the Parliamentary Committee on the internal order for the head of the head and members of the Commission for the Protection of Personal Data /CPDP /.

Their hearing, as well as the entire meeting of the Committee on Internal and Security on Thursday, April 3, was also marked by a demonstration of the negative attitude of President Manoil Manov to the yes Bulgaria MP Bozhidar Bozhanov, to whom even the kind of questions were not said.

CPDP is offered as chairman Borislav Bozhinov

In the place of the current leader Ventsislav Karadjov. And for members of the committee – Vasilka Rangelova, Ivaylo Stanev, Tsvetana Chervenyakova -Ilieva and Tsvetelin Sofroniev, who was already a member of the CPDP and knows her work.

Borislav Bozhinov He has over 17 years of experience in the security and public order and over 14 years of legal experience, according to the official biographical reference of the Council of Ministers. He graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of the Interior and Law from the Southwestern University in Blagoevgrad.

He started his career at the Specialized Directorate of Operational Technical Operations – the Ministry of Interior, later an investigative police officer in the SDHR, held various positions in the MoI system in the field of investigation. In 2023, he was a representative of Bulgaria at the European Union Agency for Law enforcement Cooperation (Europol) with headquarters Hague. He is currently heading the Unit « Investigation of Economic Crimes » at the Fifth Police Station in Sofia.

In response to questions Bozhinov said

Most misuse of personal data was due to ignorance, so pay attention to prevention

One way to do this is through information campaigns. When people are informed, the number of violations will fall. It noted that if it is elected chairman of the Commission, it will strive to build an environment that guarantees the security of personal data through a system of prevention measures.

Asked « transparency without borders » on what objective criteria the control by the CPDP would be based, the proposed chairman indicated that « the work of the commission would be promoted, then a bunch of regulations and what violations are the obligations to submit a signal.

Vasilka Rangelova He graduated from the Technical University of Sophie – Computer Systems and Management, majoring in Databases. There are completed courses for « Protection of Information Proceeded in the Ministry of Interior » and « Cryptographic Security ». Since 2003 he has been an employee of the Information and Archive Directorate at the Ministry of Interior, Chief Expert « Automated Information Systems ». He is an administrator in cryptographic security as well as the security of communication and information systems and networks. For more than 20 years, there has been permission to access classified information to the degree « Top Secret ». Designs, tests and administers all information systems used in the Ministry of Interior.

She pointed out that the CPDP should continue in the direction in which it is now working, but does not comment on the previous cases of mass expiration of personal data. Systems protection must be strengthened in their construction as well as

To pay special attention to the development of artificial intelligence systems

He noted that CPDP should have access to singing information systems in order to make its work more efficient, but as a question could not indicate any system that would be helpful.

Ivaylo Stanev He has over 23 years of experience in the security services with over 14 years of legal experience, writes MS. In 2001 he graduated from the Academy of the Ministry of Interior and later law at the Veliko Turnovo University « St. St. Cyril and Methodius ». He has also acquired legal capacity.

He has held various positions in the MoI structures in the field of investigation. From 2017 to 2022 he was the head of the Economic Crime sector at the Interior Ministry. Since August 2022, a chief expert at SANS at the Economic Security and Critical Infrastructure Directorate.

In his concept of the work of the committee, Ivaylo Stanev said that « any life hypothesis that includes data processing must be able to be opened on the Commission’s website written in a normal, non -institutional language. The Commission should be the body for the protection of personal data in society.

Stanev alone sought the cause of the underdeveloped « culture » of the protection of personal data, especially against the background of the growing use of artificial intelligence.

« The regulator / CPDP – ed.

« Regulation is regarded as an end in itself text from the IT specialists, and lawyers do not want to enrich their knowledge in the field of technology »

That is why training, meetings, events, communication culture are needed, « Stanev said.

Tsvetana Chervenyakova – Ilieva He is a Master of Law from the Faculty of Law of Sofia University « St. Kliment Ohridski », with professional experience as a senior legal counsel in the office of the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), and in the last 5 years it has been part of the team and of the Central Bank data official. Also designated as a deputy of the Data Protection Officer in a network of experts from the European Central Banks (ESCB) system and the « Single Supervisory Data Protection Mechanism ». From 2023 until now he has been a member of the International Association of Data Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Ilieva focused on « upgrading the already created practice » to improve the work of NA CPDD.

To strengthen the protection of citizens as data subjects

Also, the protection that is given to the persons who report violations in public interest, said Tsvetana Chervenyakova-Ilieva.

Tsvetelin Sofroniev was already a member of the CPDP – from 2014 to 2019, and before that he was the chief secretary of the committee for five years. Master’s degree from Law Faculty of Sofia University « St. Kliment Ohridski« . He has a specialization in international law and international relations. From April 2019 to May 2021 he was Deputy Mayor of the Izgrev region in Sofia. He was then appointed Deputy Regional Governor of the Sofia District by the official government of Stefan Yanev, but reserved the post only a few months.

A year later, he headed the Ideological Department of the BSP City Council in Sofia. He was referred to as a close to sports minister Ivan Peshev of the BSP quota, whose brother is solid – managed to connect with Delyan Peevski a hotel in Halkidiki, acquired with the loan for BGN 115 million by the Bulgarian Development Bank, allocated at the time when Rosen Karadimov managed the bank.

Since July 2023, Sofroniev has been an expert « Analysis and Security of Information », a second financial controller and an official for the protection of personal data at the University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment in Oncology « Prof. Ivan Chernozemski » in Sofia.

Sofroniev suggests

to create territorial divisions of the CPDP in some areas

In order not to stand the committee far from the citizens he defends, what was now the situation. In addition, the rapporteur of the Commission proceedings should be a member, as almost all other jurisdictions in the country are functioning, not an employee of the administration.