Washington Post: NSA collects contact lists from email and instant messaging accounts worldwide. NSA acknowledges “incidentally” collecting the contact lists of Americans, The Post reported. NSA has said it needs to collect huge amounts of data in order to identify terrorist networks. An Oct. 26 protest is planned to mark the 12th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Patriot Act. Media reports on NSA surveillance overseas are expected to have an impact on negotiations over the free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union.”]