I think you are stuck in an "us vs. them" mindset. It's not all consumers vs corporations.

Consumers actually want to use services offered by companies, and willingly accept what you consider drawbacks. We want accurate traffic data in maps, and crowd-sourced key finders, and all the other conveniences afforded by unspoofable location data, and we give up a little bit of control in exchange for that.

Companies don't compensate us with money for crowdsourced data; they compensate us by offering services they couldn't offer otherwise.