diff --git a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index a992819b..b74c35ed 100644
--- a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@
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 		E04A37C62B544F090029650D /* URIParsing.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E04A37C52B544F090029650D /* URIParsing.swift */; };
 		E0E024112B7C19C20075735D /* TranslationTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E0E024102B7C19C20075735D /* TranslationTests.swift */; };
+		E06336AA2B75832100A88E6B /* ImageMetadataTest.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E06336A92B75832100A88E6B /* ImageMetadataTest.swift */; };
+		E06336AB2B75850100A88E6B /* img_with_location.jpeg in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E06336A82B7582E000A88E6B /* img_with_location.jpeg */; };
 		E4FA1C032A24BB7F00482697 /* SearchSettingsView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E4FA1C022A24BB7F00482697 /* SearchSettingsView.swift */; };
 		E990020F2955F837003BBC5A /* EditMetadataView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E990020E2955F837003BBC5A /* EditMetadataView.swift */; };
 		E9E4ED0B295867B900DD7078 /* ThreadView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = E9E4ED0A295867B900DD7078 /* ThreadView.swift */; };
@@ -1404,6 +1406,8 @@
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 		E04A37C52B544F090029650D /* URIParsing.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = URIParsing.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E0E024102B7C19C20075735D /* TranslationTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = TranslationTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E06336A82B7582E000A88E6B /* img_with_location.jpeg */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.jpeg; path = img_with_location.jpeg; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		E06336A92B75832100A88E6B /* ImageMetadataTest.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ImageMetadataTest.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E4FA1C022A24BB7F00482697 /* SearchSettingsView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SearchSettingsView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E990020E2955F837003BBC5A /* EditMetadataView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = EditMetadataView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		E9E4ED0A295867B900DD7078 /* ThreadView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ThreadView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -2471,6 +2475,7 @@
 		4CE6DEF627F7A08200C66700 /* damusTests */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				E06336A72B7582D600A88E6B /* Assets */,
 				D72A2D032AD9C165002AFF62 /* Mocking */,
 				4C9B0DEC2A65A74000CBDA21 /* Util */,
 				4C0C03962A61E2670098B3B8 /* Fixtures */,
@@ -2507,6 +2512,7 @@
 				D7315A2B2ACDF4DA0036E30A /* DamusCacheManagerTests.swift */,
 				B501062C2B363036003874F5 /* AuthIntegrationTests.swift */,
 				E0E024102B7C19C20075735D /* TranslationTests.swift */,
+				E06336A92B75832100A88E6B /* ImageMetadataTest.swift */,
 			);
 			path = damusTests;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -2695,6 +2701,14 @@
 			path = DamusNotificationService;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		E06336A72B7582D600A88E6B /* Assets */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				E06336A82B7582E000A88E6B /* img_with_location.jpeg */,
+			);
+			path = Assets;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 		F71694E82A66221E001F4053 /* Onboarding */ = {
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -2918,6 +2932,7 @@
 			isa = PBXResourcesBuildPhase;
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
+				E06336AB2B75850100A88E6B /* img_with_location.jpeg in Resources */,
 				4C0C039A2A61E27B0098B3B8 /* bool_setting.wasm in Resources */,
 				4C0C03992A61E27B0098B3B8 /* primal.wasm in Resources */,
 			);
@@ -3452,6 +3467,7 @@
 				B501062D2B363036003874F5 /* AuthIntegrationTests.swift in Sources */,
 				4CB883AE2976FA9300DC99E7 /* FormatTests.swift in Sources */,
 				D72A2D052AD9C1B5002AFF62 /* MockDamusState.swift in Sources */,
+				E06336AA2B75832100A88E6B /* ImageMetadataTest.swift in Sources */,
 				4C363AA02828A8DD006E126D /* LikeTests.swift in Sources */,
 				4C90BD1C283AC38E008EE7EF /* Bech32Tests.swift in Sources */,
 				50A50A8D29A09E1C00C01BE7 /* RequestTests.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/damus/Util/Images/ImageMetadata.swift b/damus/Util/Images/ImageMetadata.swift
index d5defe8b..d85b9f44 100644
--- a/damus/Util/Images/ImageMetadata.swift
+++ b/damus/Util/Images/ImageMetadata.swift
@@ -211,3 +211,31 @@ func process_image_metadatas(cache: EventCache, ev: NostrEvent) {
     }
 }
 
+func removeGPSDataFromImage(fromImageURL imageURL: URL) -> Bool {
+    guard let source = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL(imageURL as CFURL, nil) else {
+        print("Failed to create image source.")
+        return false
+    }
+    let data = NSMutableData()
+    guard let type = CGImageSourceGetType(source),
+          let destination = CGImageDestinationCreateWithData(data, type, 1, nil) else {
+        print("Failed to create image destination.")
+        return false
+    }
+    
+    let removeGPSProperties: CFDictionary = [kCGImagePropertyGPSDictionary as String: kCFNull] as CFDictionary
+    
+    CGImageDestinationAddImageFromSource(destination, source, 0, removeGPSProperties)
+    if CGImageDestinationFinalize(destination) {
+        do {
+            try data.write(to: imageURL, options: .atomic)
+            return true
+        } catch {
+            print("Failed to write image data: \(error)")
+            return false
+        }
+    } else {
+        print("Failed to finalize image destination.")
+        return false
+    }
+}
diff --git a/damusTests/Assets/img_with_location.jpeg b/damusTests/Assets/img_with_location.jpeg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6aedb502
Binary files /dev/null and b/damusTests/Assets/img_with_location.jpeg differ
diff --git a/damusTests/ImageMetadataTest.swift b/damusTests/ImageMetadataTest.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c9ec1509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damusTests/ImageMetadataTest.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+//
+//  LocationStrippingTest.swift
+//  damusTests
+//
+//  Created by KernelKind on 2/8/24.
+//
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import damus
+
+final class ImageMetadataTest : XCTestCase {
+    func testRemoveGPSData() {
+        let bundle = Bundle(for: type(of: self))
+        guard let imageURL = bundle.url(forResource: "img_with_location", withExtension: "jpeg"),
+                let documentsDirectory = FileManager.default.urls(for: .documentDirectory, in: .userDomainMask).first 
+        else {
+            XCTFail("Failed to load test image from bundle")
+            return
+        }
+
+        let testOutputURL = documentsDirectory.appendingPathComponent("img_with_location.jpeg")
+        do {
+            if FileManager.default.fileExists(atPath: testOutputURL.path) {
+                try FileManager.default.removeItem(at: testOutputURL)
+            }
+            try FileManager.default.copyItem(at: imageURL, to: testOutputURL)
+        } catch {
+            XCTFail("Setup failed: Unable to copy test image to documents directory - \(error)")
+            return
+        }
+
+        let removalSuccess = removeGPSDataFromImage(fromImageURL: testOutputURL)
+
+        XCTAssertTrue(removalSuccess, "GPS data removal was not successful")
+
+        guard let sourceAfterRemoval = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL(testOutputURL as CFURL, nil),
+              let imagePropertiesAfterRemoval = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(sourceAfterRemoval, 0, nil) as? [String: Any],
+              imagePropertiesAfterRemoval[kCGImagePropertyGPSDictionary as String] == nil else {
+            XCTFail("GPS data was not removed from the image")
+            return
+        }
+    }
+}