1. A method implemented by a client device for controlling access to a resource maintained in a data store of the client device that is accessible to network entities, comprising: interacting with web content associated with a network entity via a web-enabled application of the client device; detecting at the client device an attempt by the web content to access the resource maintained in the data store of the client device, the data store associated with a security module that facilitates transfer of content between applications of the client device; determining an access setting associated with the network entity; and controlling access of the web content to the resource according to the access setting that is determined for the network entity.