Remove meta data (location) from MOV movie file. Is it possible?

The title says it all. Is there an easy way to remove location data embedded in the MOV file I've created with my iPhone? FYI - I have the file on my MacBook. (I don't use my iPhone for editing stuff).

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 19, 2022 6:08 PM

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Aug 20, 2022 12:53 AM in response to silver_mica

At least exiftool can do this for iOS GPS:

exiftool -m -P -overwrite_original_in_place -GPSCoordinates= movie.mov

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