What makes you think no one but people trying to catch child porn violaters will use this method? If the TOR server can be patched to check for child porn related words it can be patched for terrorism-related words, governmental censorship, industrial espionage, insider-trading, extortion and loads of other criminal purposes. And the people carrying out those activities have the finances and expertise to do it now that the details have been revealed.
Also, loading Java or other programs that send data without the person's permission probably violates state and/or federal criminal and civil laws against unauthorized access to a computer. The fact that the person has Java enabled does not automatically constitute permission to access any information on the computer and send it wherever. Hacking the server to access the data in ways the system is not intended could violate federal laws against wiretapping. Someone using this software could face criminal hacking charges or a massive civil lawsuit if information was given out about someone and that person was not actually convicted.
(And, yes, I am an attorney, licensed in Texas.)
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