The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for controlling contents and an electronic device thereof are provided. An operation method of an electronic device includes the operations of setting an access authority for one or more contents, if there is a request for an access of at least one application to the contents, resetting the access authority for the contents, and controlling the access by the application to the contents in accordance with the reset access authority of the application for the contents.