I don't know if it's ironic so much as it is simple two-facedness.

>Google, Facebook, et al, collect data in exchange for a service. You can use incognito mode for Google, or just not use Facebook at all.

>The NSA collects your data whether you want it to or not, and you have no say other than to just not create any data.

The contrast between these two sentences is what makes your point weak.

There might be a difference between corporate and government surveillance, but you haven't approached it.