you would be correct... if it were free... which it is not. this is fairly obvious by the glaring 'LICENSE EXPIRED' message you received upon start up. beyond that, the main page states it about as clearly as possible... dead center of the page. the credit card logos would be another hint

as described in the FAQ, upon started, keyclone will request authorization from Solid ICE before proceeding. if authorized, it will then pull the message of the day, which notes the current version number and some of the various modifications. this would be the only time it will hit the net (unless you hit recheck, or select one of the FAQ options from the tool tray.. which will take you to these forums)

also as described in the FAQ, keyclone is node-locked... if you change your machine.. either some hardware or OS changes, not your geographical location, your system-id MAY change. at that point, you would need to transfer your license to the new system-id.

if keyclone were a security concern, i doubt highly that i would have my company name associated with it... let along my real name. if you don't have a clue where you are getting your software, free or not, i wouldn't recommend using it.

and btw.. other applications that are free, do send data across the net.. constantly.. while you run... reasons unknown.
(and yes, that would be a concern)