Data is an important type of wealth in the digital era.It is commonly believed that only data with clear ownership can generate economic benefits.In current theories and practices con-cerning data ownership,companies are the most active participants,and disputes over data ownership between companies have enriched the scholar discussions of data circulation.Meanwhile,the govern-ment possesses the largest amount of data.However,it is the people who are the true owners of vast amounts of data.Existing theories either argue for individual data rights from the perspective of priva-cy protection or from the standpoint of safeguarding personal data rights.However,the former is lim-ited to state or other public authorities,while the latter is hindered by individuals'technical and ca-pacity limitations,therefore the implementation of them is difficult.For a better understanding of data ownership,it is necessary to theoretically reconstruct the concept of people-oriented data.On an in-stitutional level,there is a need to provide a legal and technical basis for the people to control data.The shift from individual data rights to people-oriented data implies a transition from an individualis-tic approach to a socialist approach,and it also represents an attempt to study digital jurisprudence through political-legal perspective,transcending beyond traditional doctrinal or socio-legal studies.