 Solution (source code)

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= Solution

Let $v_i\in\mathbb F_2^n$ be the incidence vector of $S_i$. Then
$$
v_i\cdot v_i=|S_i|\equiv1\pmod2,
\qquad
v_i\cdot v_j=|S_i\cap S_j|\equiv0\pmod2
$$
for $i\ne j$. If $\sum_i c_iv_i=0$, taking the dot product with $v_j$ gives $c_j=0$. The vectors are linearly independent, so $m\leq n$.

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