Dynamic access control for documents in electronic communications within a networked computing environment

A networked computer system for providing dynamic access control to documents in electronic communications, comprising:

• a memory medium comprising instructions;
• a bus coupled to the memory medium;
• and
• a processor coupled to the bus that when executing the instructions causes the networked computer system to:
• receive an electronic communication within the networked computing environment, the electronic communication having a document;
• remove the document from the electronic communication;
• store the document in a document database;
• generate an access control list for the document as stored, the access control list identifying a sender and a set of initial recipients of the electronic communication;
• dynamically update the access control list to include a set of forwarded recipients based upon a forwarding of the electronic communication by at least one of the set of initial recipients;
• and
• control access to the document in the document database based upon the access control list.

A computer readable storage device comprising a program product for providing dynamic access control to documents in electronic communications within a networked computing environment, the computer readable storage device comprising program code for causing a networked computer system to:

• receive an electronic communication within the Cloud computing environment, the electronic communication having a document;
• remove the document from the electronic communication;
• store the document in a document database;
• generate an access control list for the document as stored, the access control list identifying a sender and a set of initial recipients of the electronic communication;
• dynamically update the access control list to include a set of forwarded recipients based upon a forwarding of the electronic communication by at least one of the set of initial recipients;
• and
• control access to the document in the document database based upon the access control list.