With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance

The article outlines the debate over reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act ahead of its expiry, focusing on bipartisan calls for reforms to curb warrantless surveillance, prevent "backdoor" searches of Americans' communications, and restrict government purchases of commercial location data. It highlights proposed legislation (Government Surveillance Reform Act), oversight concerns (FISC), and the continuing scope of U.S. surveillance authorities rather than describing a cyber attack or technical compromise.