diff --git a/class/task.php b/class/task.php
index 4629814..c8aa494 100644
--- a/class/task.php
+++ b/class/task.php
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * @since 1.5.0
  * 
  * Edited for v2.0.0 and following.
- * Last modified   2020-11-01T0342+0100
+ * Last modified   2020-11-01T1945+0100
  */
 
 // If called directly, abort:
@@ -375,8 +375,9 @@ class MCI_Footnotes_Task {
                     $l_str_DummyText = strip_tags($l_str_FootnoteText);
                     if (is_int($l_int_MaxLength) && strlen($l_str_DummyText) > $l_int_MaxLength) {
                         $l_str_ExcerptText = substr($l_str_DummyText, 0, $l_int_MaxLength);
-                        $l_str_ExcerptText = substr($l_str_ExcerptText, 0, strrpos($l_str_ExcerptText, ' '));
-                        $l_str_ExcerptText .= '&nbsp;&#x2026; ' . sprintf(__("%scontinue%s", MCI_Footnotes_Config::C_STR_PLUGIN_NAME), '<a class="continue" href="#footnote_plugin_reference_' . self::$a_str_Prefix.$l_str_Index . '" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor(\'footnote_plugin_reference_' . self::$a_str_Prefix . $l_str_Index . '\');">', '</a>');
+						$l_str_ExcerptText = substr($l_str_ExcerptText, 0, strrpos($l_str_ExcerptText, ' '));
+						// Removed hyperlink navigation on user request, but left <a> element for style.
+                        $l_str_ExcerptText .= '&nbsp;&#x2026; ' . sprintf(__("%scontinue%s", MCI_Footnotes_Config::C_STR_PLUGIN_NAME), '<a class="continue" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor(\'footnote_plugin_reference_' . self::$a_str_Prefix . $l_str_Index . '\');">', '</a>');
                     }
                 }
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index 22a475e..3533df6 100755
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ Visit this swift write-up from a **footnotes** user by the name of **Southwest**
 
 = 2.0.4 =
 - Update: Restored arrow settings to customize or disable the now prepended arrow symbol
-- Update: Added jQuery UI from WordPress
+- Update: GDPR: Added jQuery UI from WordPress instead of third party
+- Bugfix: UX: Removed hyperlink addresses from referrers and backlinks wrt browsing history
 - Bugfix: Reference container: layout: removed inconvenient left/right cellpadding
 - Bugfix: Tooltip infobox: improved layout with inherited font size by lower line height
 - Bugfix: Tooltip infobox: 'Continue reading' button: disabled default underline
diff --git a/templates/public/footnote.html b/templates/public/footnote.html
index 2e7669a..d7fab35 100755
--- a/templates/public/footnote.html
+++ b/templates/public/footnote.html
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<a href="#footnote_plugin_reference_[[id]]"><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_[[id]]" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor('footnote_plugin_reference_[[id]]');">[[before]][[index]][[after]]</sup></a>
+<a><sup id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_[[id]]" class="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor('footnote_plugin_reference_[[id]]');">[[before]][[index]][[after]]</sup></a>
 <span class="footnote_tooltip" id="footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_[[id]]">[[text]]</span>
diff --git a/templates/public/reference-container-body.html b/templates/public/reference-container-body.html
index c48be48..ea61748 100755
--- a/templates/public/reference-container-body.html
+++ b/templates/public/reference-container-body.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <tr>
-	<td class="footnote_plugin_index" id="footnote_plugin_reference_[[id]]" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor('footnote_plugin_tooltip_[[id]]');"><a href="#footnote_plugin_tooltip_[[id]]"><span class="footnote_plugin_index_arrow">[[arrow]]&#x200A;</span>[[index]].</a></td>
+	<td class="footnote_plugin_index" id="footnote_plugin_reference_[[id]]" onclick="footnote_moveToAnchor('footnote_plugin_tooltip_[[id]]');"><a><span class="footnote_plugin_index_arrow">[[arrow]]&#x200A;</span>[[index]].</a></td>
 	<td class="footnote_plugin_text">[[text]]</td>
 </tr>