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Is it dangerous to publicly surf the web while my browser is being run in an IDE?

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Is it dangerous to publicly surf the web while my browser is being run in an IDE?

While developing web software, I typically run a browser (chrome) from my IDE. Here's an example launch.json in VSCode:

{
    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "vite dev",
            "type": "node",
            "request": "launch",
            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
            "runtimeExecutable": "yarn",
            "runtimeArgs": ["dev"],
            "serverReadyAction": {
                "action": "debugWithChrome",
                "pattern": "127.0.0.1:.*m([0-9]+)",
                "uriFormat": "http://127.0.0.1:%s",
                "killOnServerStop": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

This launches a chrome instance with a separate configuration to my default one. Additionally, my IDE is attached.

Often, I use the same instance to lookup documentation on public websites with 3rd party content.

I'm looking for a browser agnostic answer. Is public browsing in such an instance significantly more risky or dangerous?