▁int imate ▁activities ▁that ▁the ▁Am end ment ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁shelter ▁from ▁government ▁inter ference ▁or ▁surve ill ance . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁soci etal ▁interest ▁in ▁protect ing ▁the ▁priv acy ▁of ▁those ▁activities , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁cro ps , ▁that ▁occur ▁in ▁open ▁fields . ▁ ▁Dist ingu ishing ▁open ▁fields ▁from ▁cur til age ▁▁ ▁While ▁open ▁fields ▁are ▁not ▁protected ▁by ▁the ▁Four th ▁Am end ment , ▁the ▁cur til age , ▁or ▁out door ▁area ▁immediately ▁surrounding ▁the ▁home , ▁may ▁be ▁protected . ▁Cour ts ▁have ▁treated ▁this ▁area ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁subject ▁to ▁all ▁the ▁priv acy ▁prote ctions ▁afford ed ▁a ▁person ' s ▁home ▁( un like ▁a ▁person ' s ▁open ▁fields ) ▁under ▁the ▁Four th ▁Am end ment . ▁An ▁area ▁is ▁cur til age ▁if ▁it ▁" har b ors ▁the ▁int imate ▁activity ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁san ct ity ▁of ▁a ▁man ' s ▁home ▁and ▁the ▁priv a cies ▁of ▁life ." ▁Cour ts ▁make ▁this ▁determ ination ▁by ▁exam ining ▁" the ▁proxim ity ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁cur til age ▁to ▁the ▁home , ▁whether ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁included ▁within ▁an ▁en closure ▁surrounding ▁the ▁home , ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁uses ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁area ▁is ▁put , ▁and ▁the ▁steps ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁resident ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁area ▁from ▁observation ▁by ▁people ▁passing ▁by ." ▁The oret ically , ▁many