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All data collection is a problem, because why isn't the user getting paid. The corpos are making bank off the data, the users should get a majority of that slice.
Users get a service, so it can be argued they are paid in kind. That's the price of their "free" services.
Whether you agree with that or not, websites are unlikely to pay users to use their services (unless they're at least providing content) any more than a coffee shop would pay its customers to drink their coffee.
It's non negotiable. I'm always going to use every tool I can to block tracking networks.
If they respond by not letting me use the service... that's fine I'll find a competitor. But in my experience that's pretty rare. Usually they're happy to let people use their service even if they can't track some people.
The only real road block I've ever seen is occasionally a service will ask me to prove I'm not a robot. I rarely bother with proof - just close the tab and switch to an alternative that doesn't do that garbage.