> The consent and the data collected via the consent need to be linkable. That's why it makes sense to store consent records for identified users on the server-

> The consent and the data collected via the consent need to be linkable. That's why it makes sense to store consent records for identified users on the server-side, because you "know" the user in that case. Yup, this is why a lot of websites try to lure you into logging in to the website to enjoy the full content (they won't tell you this is the reason, of course).