For nearly 100 years utility customers have had strangers (meter readers) peering over their fences once a month. THAT is an invasion of privacy! But if you wanted the service you accepted it.
Now they want to read their meters remotely, eliminating the monthly peeping tom, and everyone’s up in arms! Sheeesh!
You really ought to do yourself a favor and do some digging on this subject. It goes a lot deeper than merely reading your meter remotely.