> every definition of 'address' I've found suggests it's a synonym for 'deal with' not 'begin to deal with']

And "deal with" does not mean "fix" -- the word "addresses" makes perfect sense for this headline.

> To further protect privacy, we have stopped logging IP addresses associated with Developer ID certificate checks

Seems like they have begun to deal with it.

[EDIT: Perhaps it's because my definition came from Apple's dictionary app /s]

If you read the original thread, nobody complained Apple got his/her IP. Apple already has that IP from a thousand other vectors. The real issues (cleartext, being able to build a profile using Application data, etc.) aren't yet dealt with at all.