Why does VF go to stats.sonicfoundry.com in the background every time I run VF? What kind of information is it sending to Sonic w/o my knowledge or permission?
It is probably checking if there are any updates. You can disable Vegas from checking, I'll assume you can as well for VF. Probably somewhere in properties or preferences.
Look go into Options->Preferences. In the General tab, the third option down is Use Net Notify to stay informed about Sonic Foundry products. Just uncheck it and VF should stop going to the Internet site.