If you don't like someone running log analysis on their traffic then don't go to their website, nobody forced you to.
> whiny, entitled users who think they have a right to use any website they want on their terms
Users do have a right to use any website they want to on their own terms. If I make an HTTP GET to your site, it's up to you to decide what HTML to return. Once you do, it's up to me whether to request the images, scripts, etc, and whether to read the sidebar, etc.
It's up to you to decide whether to show me any content of substance without first collecting payment. I can't demand that you publish content for free. I'm not entitled to that.
But it's up to me to decide what I consume. You can't demand that I view ads, send back tracking cookies, etc. You're not entitled to that.
If you don't like site visitors refusing to be tracked, then don't let them view your website. Nobody forced you to.
Business often count foot fall with IR or laser; it's generally on the door. How do I know that using a businesses with cameras claiming to only count traffic are not actually gathering a whole lot more information to use/sell/change their mind later?
I have no skin in this game but the original comment was more focused on "we've decided to bypass your adblocker because we feel that our interests outweigh yours"