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@@ -92,4 +92,47 @@ Examples where data classification of events can be useful are:
   auditing and access policies based upon classification.
 - When an event payload is subjected to regulation and therefore retention
   policies apply. For example, having event retention policies based upon data
-  classification or to enable automated data purging of durable topics.
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+  classification or to enable automated data purging of durable topics.
+
+## Appendix Data Protection and Privacy Regulations
+
+A catalog of common data protection and privacy regulation and abbreviations 
+based upon UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) 
+information. As UNCTAD itself does not define any abbreviations, this 
+is a non-exhaustive derivative list of most common regulations. For more 
+information see [UNCTAD Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide](https://unctad.org/page/data-protection-and-privacy-legislation-worldwide).
+
+| Region | Abbreviation | Full Name | Country |
+|--------|--------------|-----------|---------|
+| Africa | POPIA | Protection of Personal Information Act | South Africa |
+| Africa | NDPR | Nigeria Data Protection Regulation | Nigeria |
+| Africa | DPA-KE | Data Protection Act | Kenya |
+| Africa | PDPL | Personal Data Protection Law | Egypt |
+| Africa | GDPL | General Data Protection Law | Tunisia |
+| Americas | LGPD | Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados | Brazil |
+| Americas | LPDP | Ley de Protección de Datos Personales | Mexico |
+| Americas | LOCDI | Ley Orgánica de Datos Personales | Argentina |
+| Americas | CCPA | California Consumer Privacy Act | United States |
+| Americas | CPRA | California Privacy Rights Act | United States |
+| Americas | PIPEDA | Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act | Canada |
+| Americas | VCDPA | Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act | United States |
+| Americas | CPA | Colorado Privacy Act | United States |
+| Americas | UCPA | Utah Consumer Privacy Act | United States |
+| Asia-Pacific | PDPA | Personal Data Protection Act | Singapore |
+| Asia-Pacific | PIPA | Personal Information Protection Act | South Korea |
+| Asia-Pacific | APPI | Act on the Protection of Personal Information | Japan |
+| Asia-Pacific | DPDP | Personal Data Protection Bill | India |
+| Asia-Pacific | PDPO | Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance | Hong Kong |
+| Asia-Pacific | DPA-MY | Data Protection Act | Malaysia |
+| Asia-Pacific | PIPL | Personal Information Protection Law | China |
+| Asia-Pacific | DPA-ID | Draft Data Protection Act | Indonesia |
+| Europe | GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation | European Union |
+| Middle East | PDPL | Personal Data Protection Law | Saudi Arabia |
+| Middle East | PDPO | Personal Data Protection Ordinance | United Arab Emirates |
+| Middle East | PDPD | Personal Data Protection Draft | Bahrain |
+| Global/Multi-Regional | APEC-CBPR | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Cross Border Privacy Rules | International |
+| Global/Multi-Regional | ISO-27001 | Information Security Management | International |
+| Global/Multi-Regional | ISO-27701 | Privacy Information Management | International |
+| Industry-Specific | HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | United States |
+| Industry-Specific | PCI-DSS | Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard | United States |
+| Industry-Specific | NIST-800-53 | National Institute of Standards and Technology Framework | United States |