> I never heard any convincing argument about why privacy has value.
You have either _never_ had to keep a secret (which I highly doubt, unless you happen to be a literal child) or you simply aren't arguing in good faith.
Assuming that you are arguing in good faith, let's consider a potential reason why someone might value their privacy:
Some people are born attracted to the same-sex (gay, lesbian, bi, pan, etc.).
There are some countries where being gay is a criminal offense; there are even some countries where you can face the death penalty for this. [1]
If a gay person lives in one of those countries, don't they have a right to keep this fact about themselves private simply in order to protect themselves? Or does their life have less value than the profit that can be generated by the "Data Economy"?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_for_homosex...