Microsoft seizes Zeus C&C servers?

I actually have concerns that a private corporation can facilitate and then execute a seizure from a hosting company. Will MS be the outsourced law enforcement of the future?   http://www.darkreading.com/advanced-threats/167901091/security/attacks-breaches/232700254/microsoft-financial-partners-seize-servers-used-in-zeus-botnets.html?itc=edit_in_body_cross