I have been using Firefox with Ublock Origin as my main browser for a long while. Usually when I get a privacy prompt, I reject cookies, or maybe some sites that are more difficult take me a to a panel that wants me to switch off loads of individual trackers.
How does Ublock handle the cookies? Obviously some are required for site functionality, such as being logged in here, but if I accept cookies (or can’t reject them) then presumably they are still accepted? Or does it accept the essential ones and delete third-party trackers?
That allows it to block those annoying cookie banners without you clicking accept.
I use a different plugin that lets me set my own preferences about how sites should use cookies, and then it strips those banners and applies MY settings.
The thing about those cookie banners is that if you choose to reject all cookies, then no cookie is set to tell the site that you reject all cookies, so the banner will be back on your next visit.