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About Sammy Fung

Sammy Fung is an open source advocate and a Fellow of the Python Software Foundation. He established Open Source Hong Kong, Hong Kong Open Source Conference, and PyCon HK. He previously served as a board member of the GNOME Foundation. He organised 30 open source conferences and open data hackathons in Asia cities.

PHP Releases Emergency Patches for Two Critical Unauthenticated RCE Vulnerabilities

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PHP Patches Two Critical Vulnerabilities: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution Possible — Official Urges Immediate Update The PHP project has issued an emergency announcement on its official website stating that PHP 8.5.12, 8.4.27, 8.3.36, and 8.2.35 patch two critical vulnerabilities that Continue reading PHP Releases Emergency Patches for Two Critical Unauthenticated RCE Vulnerabilities→

CUHK Class Requires WeChat Location Check-in for Attendance: A Disconnect Between Privacy and Institutional Enforcement

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In mid-September 2026, a part-time tutor for a course at The Chinese University of Hong Kong notified students via a teaching assistant’s email that, starting from the next class, attendance would be recorded by scanning a QR code through WeChat, Continue reading CUHK Class Requires WeChat Location Check-in for Attendance: A Disconnect Between Privacy and Institutional Enforcement→

Looking Again at Democratic Development on the 250th Anniversary of American Independence

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During the celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary of independence in July, I finished watching the five-episode series The American Experiment on Netflix. It is a documentary produced for the 250th anniversary of American independence. It tells the story of how Continue reading Looking Again at Democratic Development on the 250th Anniversary of American Independence→