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I would be very opposed to that because it would effectively cement the idea that collecting and selling this data is acceptable and make fighting it even more difficult.

I don't want to be paid for the collection and use of my personal data, I want for the collection and use to not happen without my informed consent.

I don't disagree and I would be fine with the law requiring companies to gain your explicit consent to the collection of data. If I give consent then they must pay me 50% of the gross price of the data. Processing fees and overhead comes out of their share, not mine. And it must be in cash only. No in-kind trades. I want them to have to really want it badly if they want to profit on my information.

Then they’ll double the price and you’ll get 2 bucks instead of 1.

The money maker here is the scale of which it happens at.

how about we just outlaw this tracking information period. Companies can advertise to you based on searches and browser location only? and required by law to not track individuals with $1 billion dollar fines and 5 years imprisonment if caught doing otherwise?