Insecure Extension Access Mode For Development And Custom Extensions

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Unique: Explicitly enables insecure extension access by default (--enable-insecure-extension-access flag) rather than requiring users to manually add it, making advanced workflows (DreamBooth, custom extensions) work out-of-the-box but at the cost of security

vs others: More convenient for development because extensions can access files freely without permission prompts, but less secure than sandboxed approaches (e.g., containerized extensions) which would require explicit file path allowlisting