After Fran, a human resource manager, hears reports that some employees are drinking liquor on the job, she arranges to conduct a random search for evidence. Which action would be the most appropriate way for Fran's company to act fairly regarding employees' privacy in this scenario?

A) requesting consent before gathering information
B) confining the search to lower-performing employees
C) telling employees the company is accusing them of drinking
D) excluding the accusers' work areas from the search
E) sharing search results with a reporter who learned about the search