Photo location privacy involves more than the GPS field in a JPEG. Coordinates can be stored as metadata, while the scene itself can reveal a street, building or home. Removing one kind of information does not remove the other.
Imagine a sample photo taken outside a delivery address. Clearing its stored coordinates would still leave the house number and a street sign visible. A recipient may not need metadata to recognize the place.
Start with the sharing purpose
Decide what the recipient needs from the photo. If they only need to see a damaged parcel, a tightly framed image of the parcel may be more suitable than a view of the entire entrance. This reduces unnecessary scene information before you begin editing metadata.
Apple's location-metadata guidance describes controls for removing or withholding photo location information in its supported workflow. Other applications and export routes can behave differently, so check the exact route you use.
Keep a separate sharing copy if you need to retain the original for your own records. Label the copies clearly so you do not attach the original by mistake.
Read the removal option literally
Image Metadata Manager supports JPEG metadata operations with different scopes. Its GPS-only removal drops the EXIF location directory, while other metadata containers remain. XMP and IPTC can carry location information independently of the EXIF GPS directory. Broader removal still preserves supported orientation and color-profile data; the word metadata is not a promise that every non-picture byte is erased. A GPS-only operation is therefore narrower than removing the tool's listed metadata groups.
Remove EXIF also has a defined scope. Read the current tool explanation and inspect the downloaded file before describing what has gone. Do not turn a successful removal of supported fields into a claim that the file contains no identifying information anywhere.
For the actual JPEG settings and download checks, follow the photo location-removal Guide. For files outside a tool's supported formats, use a workflow designed for that format. A refused image is not evidence that it has no metadata.
Read the scene as an outsider would
Look at signs, labels, reflections and background screens. Check whether the filename or accompanying message supplies the location you intended to withhold. The surrounding context can defeat a careful metadata edit.
If you cover an area, choose an appropriate solid-redaction process for sensitive details and inspect its exported result. Blurring a number until it looks unreadable in a thumbnail is a weak check.
Finally, open the exact sharing copy and confirm both its visible content and the supported metadata fields. If the location is particularly sensitive, consider whether sharing any version is necessary. A narrower image or a description can sometimes communicate the issue without disclosing the setting in which the photo was taken.