What does the workplace trust checkbox do in Github Copilot Extension for VS Code?

Question

So I rightclicked on my github copilot on bottom right of my VS code IDE, and saw the Workspace Trust unchecked.

What does this do if checked? And is there any performance improvement expected if checked?

Answer 1

This confused me as well, but it's not a feature of Copilot. You get this menu from clicking on the status bar, and as you see, the GitHub Copilot (Extension) is just one of many items you can add to the status bar.

Activating it will show a lock symbol on the left of the status bar.